Indiana § 25-15-4-3 Funeral director licenses

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-15-4-3 — Funeral director licenses

Indiana·Title 25 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Art. 15 EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS·Ch. 4 Minimum Qualifications; Reciprocity

(a)An applicant must qualify under subsection

(b)to be licensed as a funeral director. However, subject to IC 25-15-8-10, an individual qualified under subsection (c) or (d) shall be treated as a qualified individual.

(b)To qualify for a funeral director license, an applicant must:

(1)be an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(2)submit proof that the applicant has not been convicted of:

(A)an act that would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-11; or

(B)a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently;

(3)have a diploma from an accredited high school;

(4)have successfully completed either:

(A)a course of education consisting of:

(i)thirty (30) semester hours or forty-five (45) quarter hours of college

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(a) An applicant must qualify under subsection
(b) to be licensed as a funeral director. However, subject to IC 25-15-8-10, an individual qualified under subsection (c) or (d) shall be
treated as a qualified individual.
(b) To qualify for a funeral director license, an applicant must:
(1) be an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) submit proof that the applicant has not been convicted of:
(A) an act that would constitute a ground for disciplinary
sanction under IC 25-1-11; or
(B) a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to
practice competently;
(3) have a diploma from an accredited high school;
(4) have successfully completed either:
(A) a course of education consisting of:
(i) thirty (30) semester hours or forty-five (45) quarter hours
of college level work in a regionally accredited postsecondary
educational institution that includes course work in the
subjects of English, humanities, science, business, and other
electives that apply toward a baccalaureate degree from the
postsecondary educational institution; and
(ii) four (4) academic quarters or the equivalent in an
accredited college, school, or department of mortuary science
approved by the board; or
(B) a twenty-one (21) month program in an accredited college,
school, or department of mortuary science approved by the
board;
(5) pass the examination required by the board for a funeral
director license;
(6) under the direct supervision of a funeral director licensee,
have at least one (1) year of continuous experience in the practice
of funeral service; and
(7) pay the licensing fee set by the board for a funeral director
licensee.
(c) An individual may be licensed as a funeral director if, on June
30, 1985, the individual had a funeral director license and an embalmer
license issued by the state board of embalmers and funeral directors.
(d) An individual may be a funeral director if, on June 30, 1985, the
individual had a funeral director license issued by the state board of
embalmers and funeral directors.