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470.006  Licensure as an embalmer by examination; provisional license.--

(1)  Any person desiring to be licensed as an embalmer shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall examine each applicant who has remitted an examination fee set by the board not to exceed $200 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for portions of the examination and who the board certifies has:

(a)  Completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee set by the board not to exceed $50.

(b)  Submitted proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant is at least 18 years of age and is a recipient of a high school degree or equivalent.

(c)  Had no conviction or finding of guilt, regardless of adjudication, for a crime which directly relates to the ability to practice embalming or the practice of embalming.

(d)  Completed a course in mortuary science approved by the board, which course embraces, at least, the following subjects: theory and practice of embalming, restorative art, pathology, anatomy, microbiology, chemistry, hygiene, and public health and sanitation.

(e)  Submitted proof of completion of a board-approved course on communicable diseases.

(2)  The department shall license the applicant as an embalmer if the applicant:

(a)  Passes an examination on the subjects of the theory and practice of embalming, restorative art, pathology, anatomy, microbiology, chemistry, hygiene, public health and sanitation, and local, state, and federal laws and rules relating to the disposition of dead human bodies; however, the board by rule may adopt the use of a national examination, such as the embalming examination prepared by the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, in lieu of part of this examination requirement; and

(b)  Completes a 1-year internship under a licensed embalmer.

(3)  Any applicant who has completed the required 1-year internship and has been approved for examination as an embalmer may qualify for a provisional license to work in a licensed funeral establishment, under the direct supervision of a licensed embalmer for a limited period of 6 months as provided by rule of the board. The fee for provisional licensure shall be set by the board, but may not exceed $125, and shall be nonrefundable and in addition to the fee required in subsection (1). This provisional license may be renewed no more than one time.

History.--ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 19, ch. 88-205; s. 1, ch. 89-8; s. 44, ch. 89-162; s. 17, ch. 91-137; ss. 5, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 60, ch. 94-119; s. 314, ch. 97-103; s. 2, ch. 98-298.