1. The practice of a funeral director must be conducted from a funeral establishment licensed by the board.
2. A person shall not engage in the practice of mortuary science unless licensed.
3. Applications for the examination for a funeral director's license shall be in writing and verified on a form furnished by the board.
4. Written and oral examinations for a funeral director's license shall be held at least once a year at a time and place to be designated by the board. The examination shall include the subjects of funeral directing, burial or other disposition of dead human bodies, sanitary science, embalming, restorative art, anatomy, public health, transportation, business ethics, and such other subjects as the board may designate.
5. After the applicant shall have completed satisfactorily the course of instruction in mortuary science in an accredited school approved by the board, the applicant must pass the examination prescribed by the board as provided in section 147.34. The applicant may then receive an internship certificate and shall then complete a minimum one-year internship as determined by the board. After completion of the internship, the applicant shall demonstrate proficiency as directed by the board.
[C24, 27, § 2585; C31, 35, § 2585-c3, -c4; C39, § 2585.03, 2585.04; C46, 50, § 156.3, 156.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 156.4]
96 Acts, ch 1148, § 5
Referred to in § 156.13
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