4717-1-13 Requirements for reciprocal funeral director'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 funeral director’s license;

(2) Two character references and a clearance statement from the local law enforcement authority.

(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) Evidence of completion of an funeral director’s apprenticeship of twelve months;

(c) Verification of current licensure in another state.

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

(C) Upon earning a passing score of seventy-five per cent or higher on any required examination, the board may approve the applicant for a reciprocal funeral director’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(s).

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, R.C. 4717.07

Rule Amplifies: R.C. 4717.10

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