Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
316.030(4)(h), (5)(g)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
316.030(4)(h) and (5)(g)
require the board to issue an embalmer's or funeral director's license to an
applicant who has met the statutory requirements and passed examinations
prepared or approved by the board. This administrative regulation establishes
the administration, content, and evaluation of examinations by the
board.
Section 1. Exam Administration.
(1) The board shall administer examinations
for funeral director and embalmer licenses at intervals predefined on a
published calendar.
(2) An
applicant seeking to take an examination administered by the board shall submit
the fee established in
KRS
316.030 to the board at least forty-five (45)
days before the desired examination.
(a) The
examination fee shall include a license in good standing for the remainder of
the fiscal year if the applicant is successful in the examination.
(b) An applicant shall be entitled to only
one (1) examination for each fee paid.
(3) One (1) or more members of the board
shall administer the examinations for each license issued by the
board.
(4) An applicant may seek a
reasonable accommodation in the manner for which an examination by the board is
given.
(a) Accommodations shall be considered
by the board on the same basis as reasonable accommodations that may be
available under the Americans with Disabilities Act,
42 U.S.C., §
12101 et seq.
(b) An applicant who takes an examination
with a reasonable accommodation shall still perform the essential functions of
taking the examination and meet the normal performance requirements for
passage.
(5) At the
discretion of the board, examinations may be held at other times, if
necessary.
Section 2.
Content of Examination.
(1) The examination
for an embalmer's license shall include the following subjects:
(a) Embalming;
(b) Anatomy;
(c) Microbiology;
(d) Pathology;
(e) Chemistry;
(f) Restorative art;
(g) Mortuary administration and
law;
(h) Accounting;
(i) Sociology;
(j) Psychology; and
(k) Requirements of KRS Chapter 316 and the
administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 316.
(2) The examination for a funeral
director's license shall include the following subjects:
(a) Mortuary administration;
(b) Ethics;
(c) Accounting;
(d) Sociology;
(e) Business law;
(f) Primary psychology;
(g) Transportation rules;
(h) Hygiene, sanitation, and disinfection;
and
(i) Requirements of KRS Chapter
316 and the administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter
316.
(3) All written
questions for the embalmer's and funeral director's examinations are the
property of the board and applicants shall return the questions to the board
with their answers.
Section
3. Evaluation. A score of seventy-five (75) percent on a
board-authorized examination administered by the board shall constitute a
passing grade.
Section 4.
Alternative to Written Examination by the Board. An applicant who has
successfully completed the examination prepared and administered by the
Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards may request exemption from the
written embalmer or funeral director examination. The applicant shall
successfully complete an oral examination administered by one (1) or more
members of the board in lieu of the written embalmer or funeral director
examination.
Section 5. All
applicants for a Kentucky funeral director or embalmer license shall pass the
Kentucky Laws Exam. Individuals who are requesting a reciprocal license shall
pass the Kentucky Laws Exam in addition to the requested license
exam.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
316.030,
316.210(1)
