Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 250-5-.03

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through October 29, 2024

Rule 250-5-.03 - Licensure by Reciprocity or Endorsement: Embalmer

The Board may consider licensure by reciprocity without the requirement of taking the National Examination and upon payment of the appropriate fee, to any person licensed as an embalmer by another State, territory, or country, or by the District of Columbia.

(1) An applicant for licensure as an embalmer by reciprocity must successfully pass an examination approved by the Board which tests knowledge of the laws of this state relating to funeral directors and:

(a) must satisfy the requirements listed in Rule 250-5-.01 above; or

(b) must hold a valid embalmer's license in a jurisdiction whose requirements for licensure as an embalmer are substantially equal to the requirements for licensure as an embalmer in Georgia; and

(c) an embalmer licensed by endorsement cannot be issued a license on the basis of another reciprocal or endorsement license.

(d) An applicant who cannot meet the requirements of (a) or (b) in this rule may be issued a license as an embalmer by endorsement upon submission of documentation from an employer attesting that the applicant has been engaged in the active practice of funeral service as a licensed embalmer and funeral director for a minimum of three (3) years immediately preceding the submission of an application for licensure in Georgia, in accordance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 43-18-42(a)(2). For the purposes of this rule,"immediately preceding" shall mean that the applicant must submit the appropriate application to the Board office within six (6) months of leaving the state in which he or she has been actively engaged in the active practice of funeral service.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 250-5-.03

O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-19; 43-1-25; 43-18-23; 43-18-40; 43-18-42; 43-18-46.

Original Rule entitled "Licensure by Endorsement: Embalmer" adopted. F. Dec. 18, 1991; eff. Jan. 7, 1992.

Amended: F. Jul. 24, 2012; eff. Aug. 13, 2012.

Amended: New title "Licensure by Reciprocity or Endorsement: Embalmer." F. July 19, 2017; eff. August 8, 2017.

Amended: F. Oct. 25, 2018; eff. Nov. 14, 2018.