The Florida Senate

470.007  Licensure as an embalmer by endorsement; registration of a temporary embalmer.--

(1)  The department shall issue a license by endorsement to practice embalming to an applicant who has remitted an examination fee set by the board not to exceed $200 and who the board certifies:

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

(b)1.  Holds a valid license to practice embalming in another state of the United States, provided that, when the applicant secured his or her original license, the requirements for licensure were substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those existing in this state; or

2.  Meets the qualifications for licensure in s. 470.006, except that the internship requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied by 1 year's practice as a licensed embalmer in another state, and has, within 10 years prior to the date of application, successfully completed a state, regional, or national examination in mortuary science, which, as determined by rule of the board, is substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the examination given by the department.

(c)  Has submitted proof of completion of a board-approved course on communicable diseases.

(2)  State, regional, or national examinations and requirements for licensure in another state shall be presumed to be substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the examination and requirements in this state unless found otherwise by rule of the board.

(3)  The department shall not issue a license by endorsement or a temporary registration to any applicant who is under investigation or prosecution in any jurisdiction for an act which would constitute a violation of this chapter until such time as the investigation or prosecution is complete.

(4)  Each applicant for licensure by endorsement must pass the examination on local, state, and federal laws and rules relating to the disposition of dead human bodies which is required under s. 470.006 and which shall be given by the department.

(5)  The board may adopt rules authorizing an applicant who has met the requirements of paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) and who is awaiting an opportunity to take the examination required by subsection (4) to register as a temporary embalmer. A registered temporary embalmer may work as an embalmer in a licensed funeral establishment under the general supervision of a licensed embalmer. Such registration shall expire 60 days after the date of the next available examination required under subsection (4); however, the temporary registration may be renewed one time under the same conditions as initial issuance. The fee for registration or renewal of registration as a temporary embalmer shall be set by the board but may not exceed $125. The fee required in this subsection shall be nonrefundable and in addition to the fee required in subsection (1).

History.--ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; s. 135, ch. 92-149; ss. 6, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 61, ch. 94-119; s. 315, ch. 97-103.