Chapter 170
AN ACT
SB 545
Relating to persons regulated by State Mortuary and Cemetery Board;
amending ORS 692.045, 692.140 and 692.190.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 692.140 is amended to read:
692.140. (1) The State
Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to practice as a funeral
service practitioner or an embalmer to an applicant from another state if:
(a) The applicant for
recognition of the license applies to the board and fulfills the requirements
specified in subsection (2) of this section; and
(b) The board is
satisfied that the applicant has the requisite qualifications for licensing as
a funeral service practitioner or an embalmer in this state.
(2) An applicant under
this section shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board. The
applicant shall include [the following]
with the application:
(a) Proof satisfactory
to the board that the applicant is licensed in good standing in another
state and has practiced as a funeral service practitioner or an embalmer who
was licensed and in good standing in another state for [the two] three of the five years
immediately preceding the application date.
[(b) Proof satisfactory to the board of compliance, in the state in
which the applicant is regularly licensed, with requirements substantially
equal to the requirements of this chapter.]
[(c)] (b) Payment of the initial reciprocity licensing fee
established under ORS 692.160.
SECTION 2.
ORS 692.190 is amended to read:
692.190. (1) An
individual who wishes to engage as an apprentice shall apply to the State
Mortuary and Cemetery Board for registration as a funeral service practitioner
apprentice or an embalmer apprentice upon a form provided by the board. The
individual must consent to a background check, including information solicited
from the Department of State Police. The application must be accompanied by the
fee established under ORS 692.160.
(2) One funeral service
practitioner apprentice at a time is authorized to operate under or in
connection with each licensed funeral service practitioner practicing in this
state for the purpose of learning the functions of a funeral service
practitioner.
(3) One embalmer
apprentice at a time is authorized to engage in the study of the art of
embalming under the instruction and supervision of each licensed embalmer
practicing in this state.
(4) The duration of an
apprenticeship required for licensure is:
(a) Twelve months for a
funeral service practitioner apprentice.
(b) Twelve months for an
embalmer apprentice.
[(5) The apprenticeship of a funeral service practitioner apprentice:]
[(a) Shall not include time lost by interruptions caused by active duty
of the applicant in the military service of the United States or its allies during
war or national emergency, or time lost through attendance of formal funeral
service education, or time lost by interruptions that the board finds excusable
under rules of the board.]
[(b) Shall be completed not more than two years before or after the date
of the examination under ORS 692.070, excluding time lost for interruptions
described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.]
(5) A person may
serve as a funeral service practitioner apprentice for an aggregate total of
not more than 48 months. In computing time under this subsection, the board
shall exclude time lost by interruptions caused by active duty of the
apprentice in the military service of the United States or its allies during
war or national emergency and by interruptions that the board finds are
excusable under rules of the board.
(6) An embalmer
apprentice may serve the apprenticeship concurrently with the funeral service
practitioner apprenticeship.
(7) [An embalmer apprentice shall complete the
required apprenticeship within a period of not more than four consecutive years
and not more than two years before the date of the examination under ORS
692.130.] A person may serve as an embalmer apprentice for an aggregate
total of not more than 48 months. In computing time under this subsection,
the board shall exclude time lost by interruptions caused by active duty of the
apprentice in the military service of the
(8) Notwithstanding
subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a licensed funeral service
practitioner or a licensed embalmer may serve as a preceptor for not more than
three students serving a funeral service internship in accordance with guidelines
established by an accredited funeral service education program.
[(8)] (9) The board shall adopt rules under which the board
may confer credit for apprenticeship service or its equivalency performed by:
(a) An applicant in
another state; or
(b) An applicant whose
license or certificate of apprenticeship has lapsed.
SECTION 3.
ORS 692.045 is amended to read:
692.045. (1) The State
Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to an individual to practice
as a funeral service practitioner if the individual meets the following
requirements:
(a) The individual must
apply to the board for a funeral service practitioner’s license on an
application form provided by the board.
(b) The individual must
pass an examination conducted by the board under ORS 692.070 following
application for the funeral service practitioner’s license.
(c) The individual must
successfully complete practical experience as a funeral service practitioner’s
apprentice under ORS 692.190.
(2) An individual may
not take an examination under ORS 692.070 until the individual has provided
written evidence of graduation from an associate degree program meeting the
requirements established by board rule.
(3) Notwithstanding
subsection (2) of this section, an applicant with four years of experience as a
licensed funeral service practitioner or embalmer in this state or in
another state is not required to provide written evidence of graduation from an
associate degree program in order to take the examination under ORS 692.070.
Approved by the Governor May 25, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 25, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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