Anyone wishing to apply for any type of license, registration, or certification that is issued by the Board, must:
(1) Apply on a form supplied by the Board. Said applicant must meet and comply with all provisions of Title 34, Chapter 13, Code of Ala. 1975, relating to licensure and application thereof. No application is considered valid unless it is submitted to and received by the Board office.(2) The passing score for any Board examination shall be either a scaled score of 75 or an average score of 75 percent, as determined by the scoring method used by the administering entity.(3) The Board shall establish the beginning time of all examinations it administers. These examinations shall be completed within 210 minutes within said beginning time, as set by the Board, regardless of the length or number of sections of the examinations.(4) In addition to the application fee, the Board shall charge each applicant an examination fee of $100.00 for each funeral directing or embalming exam taken.(5) Any application to the Board for a license, certificate, or registration made on behalf of a sole proprietorship, firm, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or limited liability company for a certificate of authority to sell preneed contracts shall be sworn to by each: (a) Owner, partner, member, shareholder, and/or other principal of such entity controlling a 10% or greater interest in the entity; and(b) Any other individual(s) or officer(s) as may be needed to legally bind the entity.(6) All individuals identified in subsection (5) must also include the following information for each such individual with their application: (a) A form, prescribed by the board and sworn to by the applicant, that contains their:3. Social Security Number4. Two complete sets of fingerprints(b) The information submitted in subsection (6)(a) will be used to complete a criminal history background check.Ala. Admin. Code r. 395-X-2-.01
Amended: Filed August 9, 1985; August 8, 1986 (rule title changed from "Application of License" to "Application for License"); August 7, 1991. Amended: Filed August 10, 2004; effective September 14, 2004. Amended: Filed January 30, 2012; effective March 5, 2012.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 12, September 29, 2017, eff. 10/27/2017.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 10, July 29, 2022, eff. 9/12/2022.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 04, January 31, 2024, eff. 3/16/2024.Author: Charles M. Perine
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-13-26, 34-13-27, 34-13-73(c), 34-13-94(c), 34-13-113, 34-13-190(c)(2).