1998 Florida Code
TITLE XXXII REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 470 Funeral Directing, Embalming, And Direct Disposition  
470.008   Registration of an embalmer intern.

470.008  Registration of an embalmer intern.--

(1)  Any person desiring to become an embalmer intern shall make application to the department on forms provided by the department, together with a nonrefundable fee not to exceed $100. 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.

(2)  An applicant for internship under this section shall meet the requirements of s. 470.006(1)(b)-(e) prior to being registered by the board as an embalmer intern.

(3)  The board shall adopt 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 board 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.