Rule 30-2401-6.2 - Apprenticeship Registration(1) Each apprentice for funeral directing and funeral service shall meet the educational requirements specified in Section 73-11-51 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and then successfully complete a funeral director or funeral service, as appropriate, apprenticeship to be considered eligible to take the license examination.(2) Prior to beginning an apprenticeship, an applicant shall: (a) File an apprenticeship application on the form prescribed by the Board; and(b) Pay the applicable registration fee.(3) No apprentice shall perform the practice of funeral service or the practice of funeral directing unless the apprentice is doing so under the personal supervision of a Mississippi licensed funeral service practitioner or funeral director.(4) The funeral directing or funeral service apprentice registration or certification authorizes the apprentice to engage in the practice of funeral directing or funeral service only during the period of apprenticeship. Once the apprenticeship has ended, the funeral apprentice registration shall become null and void.(5) The apprenticeship shall be served only at the funeral establishment and locations designated in the Board records.(6) The effective date of the apprenticeship will be the date identified on the Board issued apprenticeship certificate. A letter will be sent notifying the apprentice of the status of his or her apprenticeship or application.30 Miss. Code. R. 2401-6.2
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-11-49(7), 73-11-51(1) and (3) and 73-11-53 (Rev. 2012).