2006 Alabama Code - Section 34-13-94 — Scope and conduct of examination.

(a) The board shall examine applicants for an embalmer's license in the following subjects:

(1) Mortuary management and administration;

(2) Legal medicine and toxicology;

(3) Public health, hygiene and sanitary science;

(4) Mortuary science, to include embalming technique, in all aspects; chemistry of embalming, color harmony; discoloration, its causes, effect and treatment; treatment of special cases; restorative art; funeral management; and professional ethics;

(5) Anatomy and physiology;

(6) Chemistry, organic and inorganic;

(7) Pathology;

(8) Bacteriology;

(9) Sanitation and hygiene;

(10) Public health regulations; and

(11) Other courses of instruction in fundamental subjects as may be prescribed by the board.

(b) All examination papers shall be kept on file by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service for at least three years.

(c) To constitute a passing grade, an applicant must receive an average mark of not less than 70 percent on all subjects; provided, that where the applicant has received a mark of less than 70 percent in one or more subjects, such applicant shall not be passed, notwithstanding that his average mark may be higher than 70 percent.

(d) If the board is satisfied that the applicant has the requisite qualifications to practice the occupation of embalming, a license shall be issued to him authorizing him to practice such occupation until October 1 of that year, at which time the license may be renewed as prescribed in this chapter.

(Acts 1975, No. 214, p. 705, §18.)