4717-1-11 Requirements for reciprocal embalmer's license.

(A) The applicant shall personally appear before the board for an interview and based upon the results of this interview may be permitted to take such an examination as the board requires for a reciprocal license. Prior to the interview the applicant shall furnish the board:

(1) A completed application for a reciprocal embalmer’s license;

(2) Two character references; and criminal background check.

(3) Evidence of compliance with requirements for licensure which are equal to those found in Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to:

(a) An official college transcript, showing that the applicant has earned a bachelor’s degree from a college or university authorized to confer degrees by the Ohio board of regents or comparable legal agency of another state in which the college or university is located;

(b) An official college of mortuary science transcript, showing that the applicant has completed at least twelve months of instruction in a prescribed course approved by the board;

(c) Evidence of completion of an embalmer’s apprenticeship of twelve months;

(d) Verification of current licensure in another state.

(B) The applicant for a reciprocal embalmer’s license shall submit an application for examination, along with the applicable fee, to sit for any and all portions of the embalmer’s examination in Ohio which is not substantially equal to the examination required by the state in which the applicant was originally licensed. If such state requires no such examination, the applicant shall be required to complete the Ohio embalmer’s examination in its entirety.

(C) Upon earning a passing score of seventy-five or higher on any required examination, the board may approve the applicant for a reciprocal embalmer’s license and shall notify the applicant of such approval. Upon receipt of such approval the applicant shall submit to the board the appropriate fee.

Effective: 11/10/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 08/26/2005 and 06/22/2010

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: R.C. 4717.04

Rule Amplifies: R.C. 4717.10

Prior Effective Dates: 6/19/74, 1/1/01