4717-1-15 Examinations.

(A) Form of examinations:

(1) The board shall hold at least one meeting each year for the purpose of examining applicants for embalmers’ and funeral directors’ licenses; such examination or examinations shall consist of a written examination.

(B) Embalmers’ examinations and subjects:

(1) The examination for an applicant for an embalmer’s license will consist of two distinct sections to be designated as a nationally recognized examination for funeral service licensure and the Ohio laws’ section.

(2) The Ohio laws’ section will be taken from the following sources:

(a) Ohio laws governing embalming and funeral directing;

(b) Ohio laws governing transportation of dead human bodies;

(d) Ohio laws governing sales tax as related to funeral directing;

(e) Ohio laws governing funds provided by the bureau of workers’ compensation for final disposition of dead human bodies when the cause of death is work-related;

(f) Federal laws governing burial of veterans;

(g) Ohio laws governing funeral processions;

(h) Ohio laws, rules and regulations governing preneed funeral contracts;

(i) Federal trade commission funeral rules;

(j) Occupational, safety, and health administration;

(k) Environmental protection agency.

(3) A grade of seventy-five per cent or higher in each section of the examination shall be considered a passing grade.

(1) Any applicant who has failed an embalmers’ examination will be qualified for retaking the examination upon payment of the applicable fee(s) plus any additional examination fee assessed by any examining agency the board uses for any section or portion of the examination. The examination fee shall be received by the board no later than thirty days prior to examination.

(D) Funeral directors’ examination and subjects:

(1) The examination for an applicant for a funeral director’s license will consist of two distinct sections designated as a nationally recognized examination for funeral service licensure and the Ohio laws’ section.

(2) The Ohio laws’ section for the examination will be taken from the following sources:

(a) Ohio laws governing embalming and funeral directing;

(b) Ohio laws governing transportation of dead human bodies;

(d) Ohio laws governing sales tax as related to funeral directing;

(e) Ohio laws governing funds provided by the bureau of workers’ compensation for final disposition of dead human bodies when the cause of death is work-related;

(f) Federal laws governing burial of veterans;

(g) Ohio laws governing funeral processions;

(h) Ohio laws, rules and regulations governing preneed funeral contracts;

(i) Federal trade commission funeral rules;

(j) Occupational, safety, and health administration;

(k) Environmental protection agency.

(3) A grade of seventy-five per cent or higher in each of the sections shall be considered a passing grade.

(E) Qualifications for re-examination: Any applicant who has failed a funeral director’s examination will be qualified for retaking the examination upon payment of the applicable fee(s) plus any additional examination fee assessed by any examining agency the board uses for any section of the examination. The examination fee is required to be received by the board no later than thirty days prior to examination.

(F) Unless otherwise scheduled by the board, the examinations described in paragraphs (A) to (E) of this rule shall be held on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of April and October of each year. In addition, a proctor designated by the board will oversee the taking of the examination

Replaces: 4717-1-15

Effective: 11/10/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/22/2010

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: R.C. 4717.04

Rule Amplifies: R.C. 4717.05

Prior Effective Dates: 6/19/74, 1/1/84, 1/1/86, 7/1/87, 8/25/87 (Emer.), 1/1/88, 1/1/01