S.D. Admin. R. 20:45:03:03.01
If an applicant for a license to practice mortuary science has satisfactorily passed the National Board Examination given by the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards of the United States, Incorporated, and is so certified by the commissioner of the conference, the State Board of Funeral Service may accept the results of the National Board Examination. In addition, the applicant shall successfully pass an examination on laws of the state of South Dakota and the rules of the State Board of Funeral Service. The examination shall include questions pertaining to registration of deaths, embalming, transportation, disposition of dead human bodies, and funeral directing. In order to accept the results of the National Board Examination, the State Board of Funeral Service shall first determine that the knowledge and skills assessed by the examination adequately and accurately evaluate the knowledge and skills needed for actual job performance.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:45:03:03.01
General Authority: SDCL 36-19-9.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-19-23.
The amended version of this section by 50 SDR 157, effective 7/2/2024 is not yet available.