(1)(a) Any person desiring to become an embalmer intern shall make application to the licensing authority on forms specified by rule, together with a nonrefundable fee determined by rule of the licensing authority but not to exceed $200.
(b) A member of the United States Armed Forces, such member’s spouse, and a veteran of the United States Armed Forces who separated from service within the 2 years preceding application for licensure are exempt from the application fee. To qualify for the application fee exemption under this paragraph, an applicant must provide a copy of a military identification card, military dependent identification card, military service record, military personnel file, veteran record, discharge paper, or separation document that indicates such member is currently in good standing or such veteran was honorably discharged.
The application shall indicate the name and address of the licensed embalmer under whose supervision the intern will receive training and the name of the licensed funeral establishment or centralized embalming facility where such training is to be conducted. The embalmer intern shall intern under the direct supervision of a licensed embalmer who has an active, valid license under s. 497.368 or s. 497.369.
(2) An applicant for internship under this section shall meet the requirements of s. 497.368(1)(b)-(e) prior to being licensed as an embalmer intern.
(3) There shall be adopted rules establishing an embalmer internship program and criteria for embalmer intern training agencies and supervisors. Any funeral establishment or centralized embalming facility where embalming is conducted must apply to the licensing authority for approval as an embalmer intern training agency.
(4) A funeral establishment or centralized embalming facility designated as an embalmer intern training agency may not exact a fee from any person obtaining intern training at such funeral establishment or centralized embalming facility.
History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 85-133; s. 1, ch. 89-8; s. 18, ch. 91-137; s. 136, ch. 92-149; ss. 7, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 62, ch. 94-119; s. 75, ch. 2004-301; s. 21, ch. 2018-7.
Note.—Former s. 470.008.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations
Chapter 497 - Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
Part III - Funeral Directing, Embalming, and Related Services (Ss. 497.365-497.393)
497.365 - Licensure; inactive and delinquent status.
497.366 - Licensure; renewal and cancellation notices.
497.368 - Embalmers; licensure as an embalmer by examination; provisional license.
497.369 - Embalmers; licensure as an embalmer by endorsement; licensure of a temporary embalmer.
497.370 - Embalmers; licensure of an embalmer intern.
497.371 - Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program.
497.372 - Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing.
497.373 - Funeral directing; licensure as a funeral director by examination; provisional license.
497.375 - Funeral directing; licensure of a funeral director intern.
497.376 - License as funeral director and embalmer permitted.
497.377 - Combination funeral director and embalmer internships.
497.378 - Renewal of funeral director and embalmer licenses.
497.380 - Funeral establishment; licensure; display of license.
497.381 - Solicitation of goods or services.
497.382 - Reports of cases embalmed and bodies handled.
497.383 - Additional rights of legally authorized persons.
497.384 - Disinterment; transportation; authorization and notification.
497.385 - Removal services; refrigeration facilities; centralized embalming facilities.
497.386 - Storage, preservation, and transportation of human remains.
497.389 - Funeral establishments; cash advance accounts; escrow refund accounts.
497.393 - Licensure; military-issued credentials for licensure.