Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) This rule
implements Section 497.377, F.S.
(2) GENERAL - An applicant for concurrent
internship must meet all the separate requirements for the funeral director
internship, and the embalmer internship. An applicant for concurrent internship
shall complete and file with the Division form DFS-N1-1732, "Application for
Concurrent Intern License," which is incorporated by reference in Rule
69K-1.001, F.A.C. Unless exempt,
the application shall be accompanied by payment of the application fee
specified on the form. The application fee is nonrefundable.
(3) LENGTH OF INTERNSHIP.
(a) One year of full-time internship training
served concurrently, consisting of both funeral director and embalming
activities, shall be required to satisfy the requirement of a concurrent
internship under Section
497.377, F.S. "Full-time" shall
be deemed and construed to mean training comprising at least 40 hours each week
for at least fifty weeks.
(b) A
concurrent internship shall not begin prior to approval of the internship
application by the board. A concurrent internship shall be deemed to begin on
the day after the Board approves the internship application; provided, an
intern may on the internship application request an internship start date of up
to 21 days after Board approval of the internship application, and such request
shall be granted.
(c) The funeral
director portion of a concurrent internship shall terminate at the end of the
365th day after the internship began, unless renewed by the Board pursuant to
Section 497.375(4),
F.S. A funeral director internship may not be extended, but may be renewed
subject to the requirements of Sections
497.375(4)(b) and
(c), F.S.
(d) The embalmer portion of the concurrent
internship may not be renewed pursuant to Section
497.375(4)(b),
F.S. The embalmer portion of a concurrent internship shall terminate 365 days
after issuance of the concurrent internship license, unless extended due to
personal injury or illness of the intern as specified in Rule
69K-18.001,
F.S.
(4) APPLICABILITY OF
Section 497.375(1)(b)2, F.S., TO CONCURRENT INTERNSHIPS.
(a) Section 497.375(1)(b)2., F.S., regarding
commencing a funeral director internship while enrolled in a course of study,
may be utilized by concurrent internship applicants as regards the education
requirements for funeral director licensure, but not as regards the education
requirements for embalmer licensure. A concurrent internship license
application will be denied unless the applicant has, as of the date of
application for concurrent internship is received by the Division, completed
the educational requirements applicable to embalmer internships pursuant to
Sections 497.370(2) and
497.368(1)(d),
F.S.
(5) EDUCATION
PREREQUISITES FOR CONCURRENT INTERNSHIP. Applicants for a concurrent internship
license may satisfy the education requirements of Sections
497.368 and
497.375, F.S., by compliance
with subsections (a), (b), or (c), below. See Rule
69K-100.035, F.A.C., for
explanation of Types 1, 2, and 3 courses of study.
(a) Award, prior to application for
concurrent internship license, of a 2-year or 4-year college degree from a
program that was accredited by the American Board of Funeral Science Education
(ABFSE) when the degree was awarded.
(b) Award of any 2-year or 4-year college
degree, and completion of a Board approved Type 1 (combination funeral
directing and embalming) course of study approved by the Board pursuant to Rule
69K-100.035, F.A.C. Both the
college degree and the Type 1 course of study must have been awarded and
completed prior to application for concurrent internship license.
(c) Award of a 2-year or 4-year college
degree in any major; completion of a Board approved Type 3 (embalming only)
course of study; and enrollment, as of date of concurrent internship license
application, in a Board approved Type 1 (combination funeral directing and
embalming) or Type 2 (funeral service arts) course of study. The Type 1 or 2
course of study shall be one approved by the Board pursuant to Rule
69K-100.035, F.A.C. The college
degree and the Type 3 course of study must both have been awarded and completed
prior to application for concurrent internship license.
(6) NO PERSON SHALL BE ISSUED MORE THAN ONE
CONCURRENT INTERNSHIP LICENSE IN THEIR LIFETIME.
Rulemaking Authority
497.103(2)(c),
497.103(5),
497.141(2) and
(12)(g),
497.370(3),
497.375(2),
497.377 FS. Law Implemented
497.368,
497.370,
497.373,
497.375,
497.377 FS.
New 11-11-79, Formerly 21J-18.03, 21J-18.003, 61G8-18.003,
Amended 7-17-12, 2-20-19.
