Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 6-1-3 - Licensing Examination for Applicants of Funeral Service License3.1. An applicant for the state licensing examination shall remit the fees as provided in 6 CSR 7 Rule for examination and shall supply the Board with the following documentation:3.1.1. A certified copy of a birth certificate establishing that the applicant is at a minimum eighteen (18) years of age;3.1.2. One of the following:3.1.2.a. A certified transcript which shows successful completion of an associate degree or sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours of college credit toward a baccalaureate degree, to be completed by a dean of academic affairs or an equivalent officer of an accredited college or university which offers an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree, and a certified transcript from an approved school of mortuary science which shows successful completion of at least 12 months of study in mortuary science; or3.1.2.b. A certified transcript which shows successful completion of a bachelor's degree from an approved school of mortuary science.3.1.3. A certificate of completion of the apprenticeship program as outlined in Section 4 of this rule; and3.1.4. A certificate issued by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards showing a passing score of its' National Board Examination of not less than seventy-five percent (75%); and 3.1.5. A passing score report of seventy-five percent (75%) from the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards on the West Virginia Laws, Rules and Regulation (WV LRR) examination.3.2. Examinations. The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards shall prepare and grade the state licensing examination. A passing grade for the state licensing examination is a score of not less than seventy-five percent (75%).
3.3. Subjects. The state licensing examination shall include the following subjects:
3.3.1. State laws governing the conduct and responsibilities of embalmers and funeral directors and funeral establishments.3.3.2. State laws governing the pre-need sale of funeral services and merchandise;3.3.3. The Rules of the Board;3.3.4. State laws governing sales tax;3.3.5. The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act;3.3.6. The Americans with Disabilities Act;3.3.7. The Federal Trade Commission, Funeral Industry Practices Rule.3.4. Monitoring of examinations. Employees or members of the Board may monitor examinations, provided that they have no relatives or employees sitting for the examination.
3.5. Inspection of examinations. The Board may allow any individual who fails an examination to inspect his or her examination.