South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE › Article 3 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section 57-06.1 - Apprenticeship Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) An
			 apprentice embalmer or funeral director must serve an apprenticeship of not
			 less than twenty-four (24) months. Apprentice embalmers and funeral directors
			 must be full-time employees as defined in this chapter; working under the
			 direct supervision of a funeral director for funeral director apprentices or
			 embalmer for embalmer apprentices who is licensed in South Carolina.
(2) During the course of the apprenticeship,
			 an apprentice must submit reports of his or her funeral activities, indicating
			 the actual number of funerals that he or she has assisted with and in what
			 preparation he or she assisted with. All apprentices must report to the Board
			 quarterly upon the forms provided by or approved by the board indicating all
			 work completed during the reporting period.
(3) The apprentice must report quarterly,
			 regardless of whether or not there has been any activity during the quarter.
			 March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 are the quarter end dates for
			 reporting purposes. Quarterly reports must be submitted to the office of the
			 Board Administrator no later than thirty (30) days after the quarter's end.
			 April 30, July 30, October 30 and January 30 are the due dates for the
			 quarterly reports. It is the sole responsibility of the apprentice to ensure
			 that quarterly reports are received in the office of the Board Administrator.
			 Quarterly reports not received on time may not be accepted for credit toward
			 completion of the apprenticeship. In no case shall an apprentice be permitted
			 to complete his or her apprenticeship unless the reporting requirement is
			 met.
(4) The apprentice embalmer or
			 funeral director must conduct all embalming and funeral direction activities
			 under the supervision of the designated supervising licensee as approved by the
			 Board. When the apprentice is assisting with funeral directing activities or
			 embalming activities, the supervisor must be present.
(5) If the apprentice leaves the supervision
			 of the licensee in whose service he or she has been engaged, the supervisor
			 shall give the apprentice an affidavit showing the length of time served toward
			 completion of the apprenticeship. The apprentice must request and obtain
			 permission from the Board to change supervisors by completing a new application
			 and receiving approval to change supervisors from the Board.
(6) To complete his or her apprenticeship, an
			 apprentice embalmer or funeral director must assist in the embalming of at
			 least fifty (50) cases for an apprentice embalmer or assist the funeral
			 director in at least fifty (50) funerals for an apprentice funeral director.
			 The apprentice embalmer or apprentice funeral director must document all
			 embalming and funeral cases that he or she assists in during the apprenticeship
			 period. Of the fifty (50) cases required, at least twenty-five (25) cases must
			 include a series of tasks as specified by the Board and enumerated in the
			 quarterly report form.
(7) A
			 certificate of apprenticeship is renewable twenty-four (24) months after
			 registration for an additional twelve (12) months. A certificate of
			 apprenticeship may not be renewed more than three (3) times.
(8) If an apprentice does not become licensed
			 as a funeral director or embalmer within five (5) years of completing his or
			 her apprenticeship, the Board may require the applicant to complete all or part
			 of the apprenticeship period.
(9)
			 If an apprentice embalmer or funeral director does not complete his or her
			 apprenticeship within five (5) years from the date of application, the Board
			 may require the applicant to complete all or part of the apprenticeship
			 period.
(10) An apprentice may
			 serve under one preceptor per license type.