Requirements for Apprenticeship Flashcards
Definition: means a mortician or funeral director who:
- has completed at least 20 services or embalming
- has been practicing mortuary science as a licensed mortician or funeral director in MD at least 1 year immediately before accepting the apprentice
- manages, owns, or is employed in one or more licensed funeral establishments in MD
Apprentice Sponsor
Applicants shall meet the education requirements set forth in Health Occupations Article, provided that the required 2/3s of the academic credits include successful completion of:
- embalming theory
- The embalming practical experience
- An OSHA course
An apprentice shall submit documentation to the Board of completion of the following requirements to be considered for a morticians license:
- Certified transcripts of completion of educational requirements.
- 20 embalming assists with corresponding copies of the filed DC for the embalmed human remains
- 20 funeral assists with corresponding published notice of the service for each of the 20 decedents
- a notarized statement signed by the apprentice and the apprentice sponsor verifying the completion of 1,000 hours worked under the direct supervision of the apprentice sponsor.
- Embalming reports signed by the apprentice and apprentice sponsor to document the apprentices participation in 20 embalming’s.
True/False: If the apprentice sponsor has more than one apprentice, unless otherwise approved by the Board, only one apprentice may receive credit on the same body if more than one apprentice assisted the apprentice sponsor
True
Applicants for an apprenticeship who are studying to be funeral directors are ______ from the practical aspects of embalming
exempt
Documentation by the apprentice and apprentice sponsor shall be independently submitted to the Board within ____ days of the date of termination of the apprentice sponsor and apprentice relationship as noted in Health Occupations Article Code of Maryland
30 days
The Board shall maintain the documentation of apprenticeship requirements for ____ years after the date of termination as noted in regulations and apply apprenticeship requirements to the individual seeking a morticians license
3 years
The Board may issue a mortician or funeral director license to an applicant who is licensed to practice mortuary science or funeral direction in any other state if the applicant:
- is a licensed mortician, funeral director, or other equivalent health care occupation in good standing and has practiced continuously in the state of licensure as a mortician for at least 5 years preceding the waiver request;
- Services an apprenticeship consisting of at least 1,000 hours in MD and documents that apprenticeship to the Board, or has served an apprenticeship of at least 1,000 hours in the applicants state of initial licensure
- Passes the MD law portion of the written examination administered by the Board
- Pays the fee required
The Board may grant a waiver only if the state in which the applicant is licensed:
- Grants a similar waiver to MD licensees
2. Has standards for a mortician or funeral director license that are not lower than those of this state
The mortician’s apprentice shall obtain an Associates of Arts (AA) Degree in Mortuary Science or its equivalent from a school recognized by the Board within ____ years of commencing the apprenticeship
3 years
An apprentice may renew the apprenticeship license annually for not more than _____ consecutive years
2 consecutive years
If after ___ years, consisting of the initial license as an apprentice and 2 consecutive renewals, the apprentice has not completed the requirements of the apprenticeship, the apprentice may submit to the Board a written request for an extension which the Board may grant upon good cause shown
4 years
If the apprentice fails to obtain the AA degree in mortuary science or an AA degree in funeral service from a school recognized by the Board or fails to meet any other apprenticeship requirements specified in this chapter within ___ years of the commencement of the apprenticeship, the apprentice may apply for an extension of the apprenticeship which the Board may grant for good cause shown
3 years
The Board may not grant more than ___ extensions to an apprenticeship
2
An apprentice who has allowed the apprentice’s apprenticeship license to lapse for more than 6 months from the expiration date on the license and who desires to resume the apprenticeship shall appear before the Board with the sponsor and provide documentation of the:
- reasons for allowing the apprenticeship license to lapse
2. Requirements of apprenticeship which have been met up date
