30 Miss. Code. R. 2401-6.4

Current through December 10, 2024

Rule 30-2401-6.4 - Supervision of Apprentices

(1) No credit shall be allowed for resident traineeship unless that traineeship is served in this State in an establishment licensed by the Board.

(2) Supervision of funeral service apprentices. The funeral service apprentice must assist in the embalming of at least twenty-five (25) human bodies and must also assist in the planning and disposition of human bodies, as described below in subsection (6) (b) of this Rule, which must be completed during no less than twelve (12) and no more than twenty-four (24) continuous months under the personal supervision of the Board approved supervisor or designee.

(3) Supervision of funeral director apprentices. The funeral directing apprentice must assist in the planning of at least fifty (50) funerals or dispositions, as described below in subsection(6)(c) of this Rule, which must be completed during no less than twenty-four (24) and no more than thirty (30) continuous months under the personal supervision of the Board approved supervisor or designee.

(4) The apprentice shall maintain a work schedule documenting the sixty-four (64) hours per month that he or she has worked at the location of the apprenticeship. The work schedule shall identify:

(a) The daily work schedule of the apprentice, including beginning and ending times; and

(b) The days on which the apprentice does not work.

(5)The Board may, in its discretion, allow a resident trainee credit under a registration for the time actually served under a previous registration in this state; provided, that if the previous registration has been suspended or revoked for cause, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the time previously served shall be credited on the registration.

(6) The supervisor shall instruct an apprentice and ensure that an apprentice receives experience in all aspects of funeral directing or embalming, as applicable to the individual's apprenticeship.

(a) The instruction shall include:

i. The laws and rules relating to the profession, including Title 73, Chapter 11 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Board; and

ii. The theory and application of funeral directing or embalming.

(b) The training and work assignments for the funeral service apprentice shall cover the following service items:

i. Initial call details;

ii. Removals;

iii. Embalming;

iv. Restorative art treatment;

v. Posing of the features and positioning of the body;

vi. Bathing and cosmetizing of bodies;

vii. Dressing and casketing of bodies;

viii. Recordkeeping;

ix. Purchasing of necessary supplies;

x. Preparation of autopsied bodies;

xi. Care and maintenance of equipment and embalming room; and

xii. Professional responsibility.

(c) The training and work assignments for the funeral directing apprentice shall cover the following service items:

i. Initial call details;

ii. Removals;

iii. Counseling of families on the types of services and merchandise available;

iv. Arrangements of funeral services and merchandise;

v. Preparing death certificates and documents;

vi. Preparing applications for certain death benefits, such as Social Security, Veterans Administration, insurance companies and lodges;

vii. Preparing newspaper notices;

viii. Conducting visitations or memorial services;

ix. Directing funerals and graveside services;

x. Follow-up service to the family after the funeral service has been completed;

xi. Recordkeeping;

xii. Purchasing of necessary supplies;

xiii. Caring for equipment and premises; and

xiv. Professional responsibility.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-11-49(7) and 73-11-53 (Rev. 2012).

Termination, Changing and Reestablishing an Apprenticeship

(1) The certificate of apprenticeship must be issued to the applicant as an apprentice to a specified licensee. If the apprentice intends to change the licensee to whom apprenticed, he or she must immediately file a request for approval of the transfer with the Board and pay the required fee.

(2) The apprentice shall notify the Board in writing of any termination of employment, change of supervisor or change of employment within fourteen (14) calendar days of the termination or change. Notice of a change of supervisor or change of employment must include the name of the apprentice and the date on which the termination or change occurred.

(3) A supervisor shall notify the Board in writing of any termination of employment, change of supervisor or change of employment of an apprentice within fourteen (14) calendar days of the termination or change. Notice of a change of supervisor must include the date on which the termination or change occurred.

(4) An apprentice whose apprenticeship is terminated at the establishment originally identified to the Board shall, within fourteen (14) days of being employed by another establishment:

(a) Notify the Board in writing of the change in employment and apprenticeship; and

(b) Complete a new registration as set out in Rule 6.2 of this Rule which is signed by the funeral directing or funeral service licensee who will be the apprentice's new supervisor of record.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-11-49(7) and 73-11-53 (Rev. 2012).

Quarterly Reports

(1) An apprentice shall file quarterly reports with the Board on forms approved by the Board concerning the apprentice's progress during the preceding three (3) months in the practice of funeral directing or funeral service, as appropriate.

Quarterly case reports must be signed by both the apprentice and the approved licensee under whose supervision the work was done, and filed with the Board or postmarked by the fifteenth (15^th) calendar day of the following month.

(2) The quarterly apprenticeship report shall include the following information:

(a) The names and dates of funerals in which the apprentice for a funeral director's license assisted in managing during each three-month period;

(b) The names and dates of embalming cases in which the funeral service apprentice assisted during each three (3)-month period; and

(c) The names of the service items set forth above in Section 4 of specifically identified for each case in which the apprentice assisted during each three (3)-month period.

(3) With the first quarterly report, an apprentice shall file a report written by him or her summarizing the requirements of Title 73, Chapter 11 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and the Board's rules and regulations.

(4) If the apprentice has received supervision from funeral directing or funeral service licensee other than the supervisor identified on the application for apprenticeship, the supervisor of record shall still be responsible for:

i) The activities of the apprentice;

ii) Quarterly report; and

iii) The certification of completion of cases and service items identified in the report.

(5) If the quarterly report is not timely submitted, that quarter shall not be counted toward successful completion of the apprenticeship. Timely submission of a quarterly report shall be within fifteen (15) calendar days following the conclusion of the quarter.

(6) The quarterly apprenticeship reports shall be reviewed by the Board and/or its designee to determine if the apprentice's progress in the practice of funeral directing or funeral service, as applicable, is acceptable or unacceptable.

(7) The apprentice and his or her supervisor must furnish records documenting his supervision to the Board upon request of the Board or its designee or representative.

30 Miss. Code. R. 2401-6.4

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-11-49(7) and 73-11-53 (Rev. 2012).

Amended 4/2/2015