Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
Registration as an Apprentice
Embalmer. Any individual desiring to become an Apprentice Embalmer
shall make application to the Board on a form provided for that purpose and pay
any applicable fees. Said application shall contain the following:
(a) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant is of good moral character;
(b) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant holds a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(c) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant is or will be employed on a full-time basis (at least 30 hours per
week, up to half of which may be on call hours) by only one business entity
which operates one or more Licensed Funeral Establishments in
Massachusetts;
(d) the name and
address of the business entity which employs or will employ the
applicant;
(e) the name(s) and
registration number(s) of the Type 3(s) to whom the Licensed Funeral
Establishment's certificate was issued; and
(f) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant has completed OSHA training related to biohazards/blood borne
pathogens within 30 days prior to applying for this registration and for each
year so registered.
(2)
Registration as a Type 6. Any individual desiring to
become a Type 6 shall make application to the Board on a form provided for that
purpose and pay any applicable fees. Said application shall contain the
following:
(a) satisfactory written proof that
the applicant is 18 years of age or older;
(b) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant is of good moral character;
(c) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant holds a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(d) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant has served as an Apprentice Embalmer for a period of not less than
two years under the instruction and Personal Supervision of a Type 3;
(e) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant has, during the period of service as an Apprentice Embalmer, as
required under 239 CMR 3.02(2)(e), personally embalmed not less than 50 dead
human bodies;
(f) satisfactory
written proof that the applicant has attended at least 25 funeral or pre-need
conferences with consumers;
(g)
satisfactory written proof that the applicant has achieved an associate's
degree in mortuary science from a program meeting the accreditation
requirements of the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or the
equivalent thereof as determined by the Board;
(h) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant has achieved a passing grade on the examination prescribed by the
Board; and
(i) a certification that
said applicant will act as a Funeral Director only in the employ of a Type 3 in
a Licensed Funeral Establishment where the applicant shall be conducting,
directing, and keeping up said establishment. Applicants must also agree to
notify the Board at all times where they are employed utilizing a certification
approved by the Board.
(3)
Registration as a Type
3. Any Type 6 desiring to become a Type 3 shall make application
to the Board on a form provided for that purpose and pay any applicable fees.
Said application shall contain satisfactory written proof that the applicant
holds an ownership interest of at least 10% in the business entity which holds
the funeral establishment certificate for, and operates, the Licensed Funeral
Establishment to which he or she will be registered. Where such business entity
is a corporation, the applicant must show that he or she owns at least 10% of
the authorized and issued stock of that corporation. Where the Licensed Funeral
Establishment is operated by a partnership, the applicant must show that he or
she owns at least a 10% share of that partnership.
(4)
Registration as a Funeral
Home Assistant. Any individual desiring to become a Funeral Home
Assistant shall make application to the Board on a form provided for that
purpose and pay any applicable fees. Said application shall contain the
following:
(a) satisfactory written proof that
the applicant is of good moral character;
(b) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant holds a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(c) satisfactory written proof that the
applicant is or will be employed by only one sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation, association, limited liability partnership, limited liability
company, or other business entity which operates one or more Licensed Funeral
Establishments in Massachusetts;
(d) the name and address of the business
entity which employs or will employ the applicant;
(e) the name and registration number of the
Type 3 to whom the applicant will be registered, and who will be responsible
for providing supervision of the applicant's activities as Funeral Home
Assistant;
(f) satisfactory written
proof that the applicant has completed OSHA training related to
biohazards/blood borne pathogens within 30 days prior to applying for the
registration; and
(g) satisfactory
written proof that the applicant meets one of the following educational
criteria:
1. holds an associate's degree in
mortuary science from a program meeting the accreditation requirements of the
American Board of Funeral Service Education;
2. has completed Board approved training in
the following areas:
a. General Public
Health;
b. Ergonomics;
and
c. Funeral Service Law and
Ethics.
3. Applicants
who have funeral related experience or education that do not fall within the
specific provisions of 239 CMR 3.02(6)(g)1. or 2. may submit to the Board a
written request that such experience or education be considered for approval as
the equivalent of the education requirements.
(5)
Inactive Status
Registrations. A Type 3 or Type 6 who does not engage in the
Profession and Business of Embalming and Funeral Directing in the Commonwealth
may have his or her registration placed on inactive status by requesting such
status in writing in a form prescribed by the Board. To maintain an inactive
status registration, the Type 3 or Type 6 must annually renew his or her
registration under inactive status and complete normally required continuing
education. While registered under inactive status, the Type 3 or Type 6 shall
no longer be eligible to engage in the Profession and Business of Embalming and
Funeral Directing in the Commonwealth. Engaging in the Profession and Business
of Embalming and Funeral Directing while registered under inactive status shall
constitute unregistered practice under M.G.L. c. 112, § 65(b).
(6)
Reinstatement of a Lapsed
Registration. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 84, where a
registrant fails or is unable to renew his or her registration within one year
of its expiration, the former registrant shall be required to provide
satisfactory proof of the completion of continuing education Contact Hours
required for each year of lapsed registration status and meet the provisions of
M.G.L. c. 112, § 83 relative to original registration in order to
reinstate his or her registration which includes payment of applicable fees and
examination.
(7)
Registration by Endorsement. An individual who holds
out of state credentials may be permitted to take the Massachusetts examination
without further apprentice requirements upon written petition to the Board
showing the following:
(a) The applicant holds
a license/certificate/registration in another state in funeral directing and
embalming which is valid and in good standing and is substantially equivalent
to the Massachusetts Funeral Director Registration;
(b) The applicant holds an associate's degree
in mortuary sciences; and
(c)
Evidence that the applicant is of good moral character.
