Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69K - Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services › Chapter 69K-25 - LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT › Section 69K-25.003 - Licensure as Temporary Embalmer or Temporary Funeral Director; Manner of Requesting and Fee; Practice Limitations; Expiration

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement
				as an embalmer or as a funeral director may, at the time of application,
				request to be registered to practice as a temporary embalmer or a temporary
				funeral director while awaiting to take the licensure examination required in
				section  497.369(4)  or
				 497.374(4),
				F.S. The fee for such registration shall be $50.00.
(2) The request for licensure as a temporary
				embalmer or temporary funeral director shall be in writing, shall include the
				name and address of the establishment at which the applicant will be
				temporarily practicing and the name of the licensee who will be supervising the
				applicant, and shall be accompanied by payment of the registration fee which
				shall be in addition to the fee for licensure by endorsement.
(3) After verifying that the applicant meets
				the requirements of section
				 497.369(1)(a) 
				or  497.374(1)(a),
				F.S., and has paid the registration fee, the Board shall issue the applicant a
				letter authorizing temporary practice which the applicant shall keep readily
				available for inspection by the Board or inspectors of the Department of
				Financial Services. In the event the Executive Director is unable to verify
				that the applicant meets all the requirements for temporary practice, the
				applicant's request shall be presented to the Board at its next available
				meeting for decision.
(4) A member
				of the United States Armed Forces, such member's spouse, and a veteran of the
				United States Armed Forces who separated from service within 2 years preceding
				the application for licensure are exempt from the initial issuance fee. The
				military record must show such member is currently in good standing or such
				veteran was honorably discharged.
(5) An applicant, who is granted
				authorization for temporary practice, shall practice only in a licensed funeral
				establishment. A temporary embalmer shall practice only under the direct
				supervision of a licensed embalmer. A temporary funeral director shall practice
				only under the direct supervision of a licensed funeral director. For purposes
				of this rule, "direct supervision" does not require the physical presence of
				the supervising licensee on the premises at all times; however the supervising
				licensee shall be available to communicate with the temporary licensee in those
				times in which the supervising licensee is not on the premises. Furthermore,
				the supervising licensee shall review and give final approval to all services
				performed by the temporary licensee.
(6) The authority to practice temporarily
				shall expire at the end of the sixtieth day after the licensure examination for
				which the applicant applied.
(7)
				Applicants granted permission to practice temporarily shall be governed by the
				laws and rules of the Board regulating the practice of funeral directing and
				embalming and shall be liable for violations thereof.
Rulemaking Authority
					 497.103,
					  497.369 (5),
					 497.374(5) FS.
					 Law Implemented 497.369,
					  497.374 FS.
New 10-25-92, Amended 5-20-93, Formerly 21J-25.003, Amended
					 11-11-99, Formerly 61G8-25.003, Amended
					 2-18-19.