An applicant for a mortuary science license is required to have completed, under the instruction and personal supervision of a mortuary science licensee, one year of resident training, 25 embalmings and a variety of practical applications associated with funeral service.

A resident trainee is required to be employed in a licensed funeral establishment at least 40 hours per week between the hours of 8:00 am and 10:00 pm. A resident trainee may attend a college or university while serving his or her resident training, if the college or university is within a reasonable commuting time from the funeral establishment. The resident trainee's sponsor is required to notify the department, in writing, that the trainee is attending school and that the trainee's course schedule will not interfere with the resident training program.

Resident trainees are required to perform the following services not less than 20 times each:

and the following services not less than 3 times each:

	(i)	Arranging for or providing music
	(ii)	Completing and filing social security forms
	(iii)	Completing and filing veterans forms
	(iv)	Performing restorative work
	(v)	Arranging the receiving and transferring of human remains by common carrier
	(vi)	Contacting the deceased's lodge, club, or place of employment concerning the death

EMBALMING AND RESIDENT TRAINEE RATING REPORTS

A resident trainee is required to submit to the department twice a year, January 15 and July 15, a report on the work the trainee has completed during the preceding six months. The department may reject a report filed by a resident trainee, if the report is inaccurate, incomplete, or if it is filed after the due date. A trainee is required to report at least 5 embalmings during each six month reporting period. Each report must be certified by the resident trainee's sponsor.

SPONSOR REQUIREMENTS

A mortuary science licensee may be eligible to be a resident trainee sponsor after five years of licensure. Only one trainee may be sponsored at a time.

CHANGE OF SPONSOR

A resident trainee who changes sponsors during his/her resident training period is required to submit a Change of Sponsor form to the department. The trainee should also submit an Embalming and Resident Trainee Report signed by the trainee's previous sponsor, summarizing the work performed between the last report and the date of the change in sponsor. Failure to submit the report may result in a loss of training time and services.

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE WAIVER

A resident trainee who possesses a baccalaureate degree may petition the department for a waiver of a portion of his/her resident training. The resident trainee is required to submit a letter requesting the waiver and an official transcript which indicates the degree has been granted. A maximum of six months may be waived.