§ 25-15-8-8 — Funeral director interns

Indiana § 25-15-8-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 15: EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
• Ch. 8: Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations

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(a) This section does not apply to a funeral
director intern who is acting as an exempted person.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a funeral director intern
may engage in the practice of funeral service or provide funeral
services to the public if the funeral director intern is acting under the
direct supervision of a person holding a funeral director's license.
Direct supervision means that:
(1) a licensed funeral director supervising an intern who is
performing duties not requiring counseling is physically present
in the facility where the intern is performing the duties; or
(2) a funeral director supervising an intern who is counseling is
physically present in the same room with the intern and
counselee.
(c) A funeral director intern who engages in the practice of funeral
service or provides funeral services to the public without the direct
supervision of a funeral director may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.14; P.L.214-1993, SEC.53; P.L.237-1995, SEC.16.