Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 67 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Section 172-67-003 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 172 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 67 ยง 003

Current through September 17, 2024

To obtain a funeral directing and embalming license, an individual must submit a complete application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant meets the licensing requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-1414 through 38-1416, 172 NAC 10, and this chapter.

003.01 GENERAL EDUCATION. An applicant must submit an official transcript directly from the issuing institution verifying completion of the required hours of college credit.

003.02 RECIPROCITY. An applicant who holds a license or credential in another state and is applying based on that credential, the Department will accept as equivalent for the specific education coursework identified in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1414, 5 years of practice as a licensed or certified funeral director and embalmer in another state and 16 hours of acceptable funeral directing and embalming continuing education that was completed within the 24 months immediately preceding the application. The applicant must provide:

(A) Direct source verification of certification of a credential to practice funeral directing and embalming submitted to the Department by the jurisdiction showing a minimum of 5 years of holding a credential;

(B) Documentation showing practice for a minimum of five years under the credential; and

(C) Documentation of completion of a minimum of 16 hours of acceptable funeral directing and embalming continuing education within the previous 24 months immediately prior to application.

003.03 MORTUARY SCIENCE EDUCATION. An applicant must submit an official transcript verifying completion of a full course of instruction in an accredited school of mortuary science. Hours earned in a school of mortuary science as part of the mortuary program may not be used for the meeting the requirements of 172 NAC 67-003.01.

003.04 APPRENTICESHIP. An applicant must submit documentation of completion of a 12-month apprenticeship, as set out in this chapter, under the supervision of a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer practicing in the state of Nebraska. The documentation must include evidence meeting the requirements in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1414.

003.04(A) RECIPROCITY. If an applicant has completed 1 year of funeral directing and embalming practice following licensure or certification in another jurisdiction, this practice is deemed equivalent to a 12-month apprenticeship. The applicant must provide direct source verification of a credential to practice funeral directing to the Department by the jurisdiction showing a minimum of 1 year of holding such credential.

003.05 EXAMINATION. The applicant must submit documentation of successful completion of the following examinations:

(A) The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards examination with a scaled score of at least 75; and

(B) The Nebraska jurisprudence examination and the Nebraska vital statistic forms examination with a score of at least 75% on each examination.

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