21 N.C. Admin. Code 34B.0502

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 34B .0502 - APPLICATION FORM AND EQUIVALENT EXAMINATIONS FOR RECIPROCAL LICENSE

(a) Applications by an out-of-state licensee for a North Carolina license pursuant to G.S. 90-210.25(b)(1) shall be made on forms provided by the Board on its website at ncbfs.org. The form shall require the applicant to furnish the applicant's name, address, phone number, email address, social security number, date and place of birth, and sex; name and address of present employer; whether the applicant has military training or experience in the practice of funeral service; whether the applicant is a military spouse; whether the applicant has had recent experience in the practice of the type of reciprocal license sought for at least two of the five years preceding the date of the application; whether the applicant has any pending complaints against his or her license in any jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed to practice funeral service; educational history; license applied for; name of the jurisdiction where licensed and the kinds of licenses held; whether the applicant ever has had any occupational or business license denied, suspended or revoked; whether the applicant ever has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor crime other than traffic infractions; whether the applicant has been subject to any investigation for employee misclassification in the preceding two years; and the notarized signature of the applicant.

(b) The form shall require the licensing board of the other jurisdiction(s) to certify that the applicant is licensed and in good standing in that jurisdiction and to furnish the Board with the name of the applicant, licenses held and dates granted, and the name and address of the Board in such other jurisdiction.

(c) The applicant shall provide an employment history to show at least three years of professional practice in the other jurisdiction(s).

(d) Funeral director applicants shall be deemed to have satisfied the examination requirements for reciprocal licensure if they have completed with passing scores the Entry-Level Examination defined in 21 NCAC 34B .0313(a)(2) as a requirement for licensure in the other jurisdiction and the Laws and Rules Examination defined in 21 NCAC 34B .0313(a)(3).

(e) Funeral service applicants shall be deemed to have satisfied the examination requirements for reciprocal licensure if they have completed the National Board Examinations as administered through The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, or equivalent examinations, as a requirement for licensure in the other jurisdiction and the Laws and Rules Examination defined in 21 NCAC 34B .0313(a)(3).

21 N.C. Admin. Code 34B .0502

Authority G.S. 90-210.23(a); 90-210.25(b)(1); 93B-15.1;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 27, 1977;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2004; September 1, 1979;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017;
Amended Eff. March 17, 2021.

Authority G.S. 90-210.23(a); 90-210.25(b)(1); 93B-15.1;
Eff. 2/1/1976;
Readopted Eff. 9/27/1977;
Amended Eff. 11/1/2004; 9/1/1979;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. 8/19/2017;
Amended Eff. 3/17/2021.