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AZ Rev Stat § 32-1308 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1308 - Board of funeral directors' and embalmers' fund

32-1308.  Board of funeral directors' and embalmers' fund A. The board of funeral directors' and embalmers' fund is established. The board shall administer the fund. Unless otherwise provided,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the board shall deposit ten per cent of all fees and other monies collected under this chapter in the state general fund and deposit the remaining ninety per cent in the board of funeral directors' and embalmers' fund. All civil penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund. B. On notice from the board,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies deposited in the board of funeral directors' and embalmers' fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. Except as provided in section 32-1368,  monies deposited in the board of funeral directors' and embalmers' fund are subject to section 35-143.01.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1310 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1310 - Confidentiality

32-1310.  Confidentiality A. All examination materials,  records of examination grading and performance and transcripts of educational institutions concerning applicants,  licensees and registrants are confidential and are not public records. B. Complaints,  investigative reports,  documents,  exhibits and other materials relating to an investigation are not public records and shall remain confidential except as provided in subsection C. C. On written request,  the board shall release confidential information to the subject of an informal interview and to the public after the board votes to send a case to an informal interview. D. After the receipt of a complaint,  the board shall inform the licensee or registrant of the name of the complainant and the general nature of the complaint. E. During an investigation,  following issuance of a formal hearing or informal interview notice,  and after notifying the licensee or registrant,  the board may release the name of the complainant and the general nature of the complaint to the public.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1311 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1311 - Immunity

32-1311.  Immunity A. Members,  employees and agents of the board and members of citizen advisory committees are immune from personal liability with respect to acts done and actions taken in good faith and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. B. Any person who reports or provides information to the board in good faith is not subject to an action for civil damages.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1321 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1321 - License or registration requirement; persons not required to be licensed or registered; nontransferability; display

32-1321.  License or registration requirement;  persons not required to be licensed or registered;  nontransferability;  display A. A person shall not advertise or engage in funeral directing or embalming without having a valid license or registration issued by the board. B. This article does not prohibit: 1. A student who is enrolled in a college of mortuary science that is recognized by the board pursuant to section 32-1336 from assisting a licensed embalmer in embalming dead human bodies pursuant to section 32-1337. 2. A person from performing removals or arrangements or from directing funeral services under the direction of and accountable to a licensed funeral director. 3. A licensed cemetery employee from selling burial or final disposition items or from arranging or directing cemetery services. C. A license or registration issued by the board is not transferrable or subject to sale or assignment,  whether by voluntary or involuntary process. D. A licensee or registrant shall conspicuously display the person's license or registration at the person's place of employment.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1322 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1322 - Interns, embalmers and funeral directors; qualifications for licensure

32-1322.  Interns,  embalmers and funeral directors;  qualifications for licensure A. An applicant for licensure as an intern shall: 1. Hold a high school diploma or its equivalent. 2. Be a graduate of an accredited or provisionally accredited school of mortuary science. 3. Be of good moral character. B. An applicant for licensure as an embalmer shall: 1. Pass the funeral service science section of the national board examination or the state equivalent examination. 2. Pass the embalmer state laws and rules examination. 3. Be of good moral character. 4. Have been licensed as an intern for at least one year. 5. Have successfully completed an internship program that included assisting in embalming at least twenty-five dead human bodies. C. An applicant for licensure as a funeral director shall: 1. Pass the funeral service arts section of the national board examination or the state equivalent examination. 2. Pass the funeral director state laws and rules examination. 3. Be of good moral character. 4. Have held an active license as an intern for at least one year and have assisted in arranging and directing at least twenty-five funerals.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1323 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1323 - Interns, embalmers and funeral directors; application for licensure

32-1323.  Interns,  embalmers and funeral directors;  application for licensure A. An applicant for licensure as an intern shall submit a completed application on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be subscribed under oath and shall be accompanied by: 1. Any educational,  professional and employment information required by the board in its rules. 2. Proof of the applicant's employment as an intern at an establishment licensed under article 4 of this chapter under the supervision of a funeral director or embalmer licensed under this article. 3. A completed fingerprint card and the prescribed fingerprint background check fee. 4. Any other information required by the board. 5. All applicable fees pursuant to section 32-1309. B. An applicant for licensure as an embalmer or funeral director shall submit a completed application on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be subscribed under oath and shall be accompanied by: 1. Any educational,  professional and employment information required by the board in its rules. 2. A completed fingerprint card and the prescribed fingerprint background check fee. 3. Any other information required by the board. 4. All applicable fees pursuant to section 32-1309. C. If the board finds that the applicant meets the criteria for licensure under this article and rules adopted by the board,  the board shall issue the appropriate license.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1324 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1324 - Intern trainee; requirements; temporary employment by funeral establishment

32-1324.  Intern trainee;  requirements;  temporary employment by funeral establishment A. A funeral establishment may employ for a period of not more than a total of one year an intern trainee who is enrolled or intends to enroll in a college of mortuary science as a student. B. An intern trainee who has completed at least sixteen hours of training in a board-approved course of study that includes training in embalming procedures,  ethics of funeral service,  applicable board rules,  health and safety procedures and universal health and safety precautions may do the following: 1. Assist in the preparation of human remains.  2. Assist with an embalming at the funeral establishment if the intern trainee is under the direct personal supervision of an embalmer at all times. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this section,  perform all other functions of a licensed intern under the supervision of an embalmer or a funeral director. C. An intern trainee shall be of good moral character and is not required to be registered or licensed by the board. D. A funeral establishment that employs an intern trainee shall submit all of the following to the board: 1. The name and address of the intern trainee and other information that the board requires. 2. A completed fingerprint card and the prescribed fingerprint background check fee for any person employed as an intern trainee. E. The funeral establishment shall report to the board the termination of employment of the intern trainee.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1325 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1325 - Assistant funeral directors; licensure as funeral directors

32-1325.  Assistant funeral directors;  licensure as funeral directors A person who is registered as an assistant funeral director on or before the effective date of this article shall meet the qualifications and requirements for licensure as a funeral director on or before July 31,  2000. Assistant funeral director registrations issued by the board are void after July 31,  2000.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1325.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1325.01 - Embalmer's assistants; qualifications; application for registration

32-1325.01.  Embalmer's assistants;  qualifications;  application for registration A. An applicant for registration as an embalmer's assistant shall: 1. Not have had any disciplinary action taken against the person's registration by the board within the last five years. 2. Pass a practical examination demonstrating the person's competence in embalming and safety procedures. B. An applicant for registration as an embalmer's assistant shall submit a completed application on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be subscribed under oath and shall be accompanied by: 1. Any educational,  professional and employment information required by the board in its rules. 2. A completed fingerprint card and the prescribed fingerprint background check fee. 3. Any other information required by the board. 4. All applicable fees pursuant to section 32-1309. C. If the board finds that the applicant meets the criteria for registration under this article and rules adopted by the board,  the board shall issue an embalmer's assistant registration.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1326 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1326 - Embalmers and funeral directors; temporary licenses

32-1326.  Embalmers and funeral directors;  temporary licenses The board may issue a temporary embalmer or funeral director license to a person who is not licensed in this state in cases of emergency or public disaster or for educational purposes if the person holds an active license in good standing issued by the funeral services licensing authority of another jurisdiction. The board shall issue a license under this section only for the category of licensure for which the person holds an active license issued by another jurisdiction. A temporary license issued under this section is valid for thirty days. The board may renew a temporary license once for a period of thirty or fewer days.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1327 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1327 - State equivalent examination; national board examination

32-1327.  State equivalent examination;  national board examination A. A person who desires to take either the funeral service science section or the funeral service arts section of the state equivalent examination shall submit to the board: 1. An examination application on a form prescribed by the board. 2. Documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent. 3. Documentation of the person's graduation from an accredited or provisionally accredited school of mortuary science. 4. All applicable fees pursuant to section 32-1309. B. The board shall schedule and administer the state equivalent examination at least once each year. The state equivalent examination shall consist of a two part written examination with at least seventy questions. C. A person who takes both sections of the state equivalent examination or the national board examination must achieve a passing score. D. The board shall accept a passing score that an applicant achieved on a state equivalent examination or a national board examination taken within the five years immediately preceding the date that the applicant filed a license application with the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1328 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1328 - State laws and rules examination

32-1328.  State laws and rules examination A. The board shall administer a state laws and rules examination at least once every three months. When the board receives a license application,  it shall schedule the applicable state laws and rules examination for the applicant. B. Each state laws and rules examination shall contain at least fifty questions on the following subjects: 1. The provisions of this chapter and rules adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter. 2. Applicable provisions of title 36 and rules adopted by the department of health services. C. A score of seventy-five or more is required to pass the state laws and rules examination. D. The board shall accept the passing score of an applicant achieved on a state laws and rules examination taken within one year immediately preceding the date that the applicant filed a license application with the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1329 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1329 - Reexamination

32-1329.  Reexamination A. An applicant who fails to pass the state equivalent examination or the state laws and rules examination may retake the examination within one year after the date that the applicant filed a license application with the board. A person who desires to retake an examination shall request that the board schedule a second examination and shall submit the applicable fee pursuant to section 32-1309. The state equivalent examination may not be retaken in the same calendar quarter. B. An applicant who fails to pass the state equivalent examination or the state laws and rules examination within one year after the date that the applicant originally filed a license application shall submit a new license application and the applicable fee pursuant to section 32-1309.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1330 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1330 - Annual intern or embalmer's assistant report

32-1330.  Annual intern or embalmer's assistant report A person who is registered as an embalmer's assistant or licensed as an intern shall submit to the board,  at the time that the person applies to renew the person's registration or license,  an annual report on a form prescribed by the board. The report shall be subscribed under oath by the embalmer's assistant or intern and the supervising embalmer and shall contain information documenting each embalming that the embalmer's assistant or intern assisted in or performed.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1331 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1331 - Renewal of licenses and registration; reinstatement of registration

32-1331.  Renewal of licenses and registration;  reinstatement of registration A. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  each license and each registration issued under this article expires on August 1 of each year. B. A licensee or a registrant shall submit a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee pursuant to section 32-1309 on or before July 1 of each year. A license or registration renewal fee is nonrefundable. C. A licensee or a registrant who submits a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee after July 1 but before August 1 shall pay a late fee pursuant to section 32-1309 in addition to the renewal fee. D. A licensee who fails to submit a renewal application and the applicable fee on or before August 1 shall apply for licensure as an original applicant. A person who submits a license application within three years after the date that the person's license expires is not required to pass the national board examination or state equivalent examination. E. A registered assistant funeral director who fails to submit a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee on or before August 1: 1. Is not eligible for renewal of the person's registration. 2. May apply for a funeral director license pursuant to this article. F. An embalmer's assistant who fails to submit a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee on or before August 1 may apply for reinstatement of the person's registration by submitting a completed reinstatement application on a form prescribed by the board and the applicable reinstatement fee within one year after the date that the person's registration expires. G. An intern license may not be renewed more than three times.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1333 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1333 - Notice of change in employment

32-1333.  Notice of change in employment A. An intern who is licensed or an embalmer's assistant who is registered under this article shall notify the board in writing within ten business days after a change in employment. The notice shall include the names of the new establishment and,  if applicable,  the new supervising licensed funeral director or embalmer. B. An embalmer or funeral director who is licensed under this article shall notify the board in writing within ten business days after a change in employment. The notice shall include the names of the former and the new establishment. C. A responsible funeral director who is licensed under this article shall notify the board in writing within five business days after a change in employment,  excluding Saturdays,  Sundays and other legal holidays.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1334 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1334 - Inactive status

32-1334.  Inactive status A. A licensed embalmer,  funeral director or cremationist who retires from practicing embalming or funeral directing or cremating who is not currently practicing embalming or funeral directing in this state may request that the board place the person's license on inactive status. The person shall submit the request on a form prescribed by the board and shall pay the applicable fee pursuant to section 32-1309. B. A person who holds an inactive license shall not practice embalming,  funeral directing or cremation in this state. C. A person who holds an inactive license may request that the board reactivate the person's license. If an inactive licensee desires to reactivate a license,  the inactive licensee shall submit a completed application on a form prescribed by the board,  the applicable fee pursuant to section 32-1309,  a completed fingerprint card and the prescribed fingerprint background check fee. The person shall demonstrate that he is of good moral character and shall pass the applicable state laws and rules examination.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1335 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1335 - Out-of-state licensees

32-1335.  Out-of-state licensees A. A person who holds an embalmer or funeral director license in good standing that was issued by the funeral services licensing authority of another jurisdiction and who desires an embalmer or funeral director license in this state shall meet the requirements and qualifications for licensure prescribed in this article. B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  the board may waive the testing requirements of section 32-1322,  subsection B,  paragraph 1 and subsection C,  paragraph 1 if the person has actively practiced embalming or funeral directing in another jurisdiction within the three years immediately preceding the date that the person applies for a license in this state and the board determines that the requirements for licensure in the other jurisdiction are equal to or more stringent than the requirements prescribed in this article. C. A person who holds an intern license or its equivalent in good standing that was issued by the funeral services licensing authority of another jurisdiction and who desires an intern,  embalmer or funeral director license in this state shall meet the requirements and qualifications for licensure prescribed in this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1336 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1336 - Board recognition; colleges of funeral service education or mortuary science

32-1336.  Board recognition;  colleges of funeral service education or mortuary science The board shall recognize any college of funeral service education or mortuary science that is either: 1. Accredited or provisionally accredited by the American board of funeral service education. 2. Approved by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States department of education and the council on postsecondary accreditation and requires a course of instruction in funeral service education or mortuary science that is equivalent to the course of instruction required by the American board of funeral service education.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1337 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1337 - Embalming by students enrolled in colleges of mortuary science; requirements

32-1337.  Embalming by students enrolled in colleges of mortuary science;  requirements A. A student who is enrolled in a college of mortuary science that is recognized by the board pursuant to section 32-1336 may assist in embalming dead human bodies under the supervision of a licensed embalmer while the student is participating in a course of study recognized by the college and is enrolled in a mortuary science laboratory course. B. The board may impose any conditions and requirements that it deems necessary to protect the health and safety of the public relating to: 1. The supervised embalming by a student pursuant to this section. 2. The conduct of a supervising licensed embalmer pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1338 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1338 - Continuing education

32-1338.  Continuing education A. A person who is licensed or registered pursuant to this article shall complete continuing education designed to educate the person regarding current skills and procedures and developments in the funeral industry. The board may prescribe in its rules the number of hours of continuing education required each year,  not to exceed sixteen hours,  and the subject matter that shall be covered. B. The board shall waive the continuing education requirements for persons whose licenses have been placed on inactive status and for persons who are serving in the United States armed forces in time of war. The board may waive the continuing education requirement for good cause shown as prescribed in its rules.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1339 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1339 - Fingerprinting of applicants; background checks

32-1339.  Fingerprinting of applicants;  background checks An applicant for registration under this article or for a license under this article other than a temporary license shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the board for the purpose of conducting a state and national criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and P.L. 92-544. The department of public safety is authorized to exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.