§ 3421 — Funeral directing; requirements for license to practice

§ 3421. Funeral directing; requirements for license to practice. 1. In\norder to be licensed, an applicant for licensure shall pass a funeral\ndirecting examination prepared or approved by the department to\ndetermine his knowledge and fitness therefor, as required by this\narticle. No person shall be permitted to enter funeral director school,\napply for a funeral directing examination or apply for a funeral\ndirecting license without submitting to the department satisfactory\nevidence of good moral character.\n 2. Except as provided in subdivision three, the department shall admit\nto examination any applicant who pays a fee of forty dollars and submits\nevidence subscribed and affirmed as true under the penalties of perjury\nand satisfactory to the department that the applicant:\n (a) is a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen lawfully\nadmitted for permanent residence in the United States;\n (b) has satisfactorily completed a course of collegiate level study in\nfuneral service, the curriculum of which has been approved by the\ndepartment, consisting of not less than ninety quarter credits or sixty\nsemester credits in an institution or institutions approved by the\ndepartment or an accrediting agency recognized by the department;\n (c) has upon entering an approved institution as herein provided for\nthe purpose of beginning his funeral service study, registered as a\nstudent with the department upon a form to be provided by the\ndepartment, and has paid to the department a registration fee of fifty\ndollars.\n 3. Delay in registering as a student as herein required may be\nexcused, in the discretion of the commissioner.\n 4. The department shall issue a license to practice funeral directing\nto an applicant for such license on the basis of the following\nprocedures:\n (a) who shall have successfully passed the examination as herein\nprovided in subdivision one of this section, and\n (b) who pays a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars, and\n (c) who, after having passed such examination, serves a one year\nperiod as a registered resident in a manner satisfactory to the\ndepartment, and\n (d) who, has passed a second examination after or during the serving\nof a one year period as a registered resident. The said examination\nshall be on the New York state laws, rules and regulations relating to\nfuneral directing and shall be prepared or approved by the department of\nhealth.\n