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DE PARTMEN T OF CONSU MER AND INDUS TRY SER VIC ES DIRECTO RS OFF ICE
MORTUARY SCIEN CE
Filed with th e Secretar y of Stat e on August 6, 2001 .
These ru les tak e effect J anuar y 1, 2002
(By auth ority conferr ed on th e dep artm ent of con sum er an d industr y services by sections 308 an d 1806 (3) of 1980 PA 299 , MCL 339 .308 an d 339 .1806 (3), an d Execut ive Reorgan izat ion Order No. 1996 -2, MCL 445 .2001 )
R 339 .18901 , R 339 .18905 , R 339 .18921 , R 339 .18927 , an d R 339 .18929 of th e Michigan
Administrat ive Code ar e am ended, an d R 339 .18930 is added to th e Code, as follows:
PART 1. GENER AL PROVISIONS
R 339 .18901 De finitio ns.
Rule 1. (1) As used in th ese ru les:
(a) "Act" mean s 1980 PA 299 , MCL 339 .101 et seq., an d known as th e occu pat iona l code.
(b) "Boar d" mean s th e boar d of exam iners in mortuar y science.
(c) "Chan ge in ownership" mean s a chan ge in th e form of ownership or a chan ge of owners, partn ers, officers, or directors.
(d) "Dep artm ent" mean s th e dep artm ent of con sum er an d industry services.
(e) "Esta blis hm ent working hour s" mean s 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
(f) "Full-time" mean s not less than 40 hour s per wee k.
(g) "Mana ger" mean s a mortuar y science licensee who is responsible for th e day-to-d ay administrat ion of a fun era l es ta blis hm ent.
(h) "Report ing period" mean s work which is perform ed by a reside nt tra inee betwee n J anuar y 1 an d J un e 30 an d which is report ed to th e dep artm ent by J uly 15 or work which is perform ed by a reside nt tra inee betwee n J uly 1 an d December 31 an d which is report ed to th e dep artm ent by J anuar y 15 of th e following year .
(i) "Sponsor" mean s a mortuar y science licensee who ha s held a mortuar y science license for not less than 5 year s, who ha s agreed to supervise an d instru ct a reside nt tra inee as required by R 339 .18925 , an d who ha s not ha d an y disciplinar y action tak en against him or her with in th e last 5 year s.
(2) The term s defined in art icles 1 an d 18 of th e act ha ve th e sam e mean ings when used in th ese rules.
R 339 .18905 Boa rd mee ti ngs .
Rule 5. (1) All boar d meetings ar e held in accordan ce with 1976 PA 267 , MCL 15.261 et seq., kn own as th e open meetings act, an d ar e open to th e public.
P ART 2. LICENS ING
R 339 .18921 Lic ensu re educa tio n requiremen ts .
Rule 21. (1) As required by section 1806 of th e act, for educat ion com pleted after J anuar y 1, 2002 , th e 3 -year cour se in mortuar y science sha ll con sist of both of th e followin g:
(a) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 avera ge, of not less than 60 semester or 90 quart er hour s of non-remedial college level cour ses at an a ccr edited college or un iversity, which sha ll include all of th e followin g:
S u b je ct Min imum H our s
(i) Pu blic spe ak ing/commun icat ions 3 semester or 3 quart er hour s.
(ii) Psychology/death an d dying/geront ology 6 semester or 8 quart er hour s.
(iii) Comparat ive religion or ethn ic/mu lt i-cu ltura l
stu dies............................................................. 3 semester or 4 quart er hour s.
(b) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 avera ge, of 1 academic year of instru ct ion in an a ccr edited mortuar y science program or a program deemed by th e dep artm ent to be equivalent to an a ccr edited program . The dep artm ent adopts by reference th e a ccr editat ion stan dar ds conta ined in th e American Boar d of Fun era l Service Educat ion manua l on a ccr editat ion, revised October, 2000 , for mortuar y science instru ct ion com pleted after J anuar y 1, 2002 . Copies of th e manua l ar e available from th e American Boar d of Fun era l Service Educat ion, 38 Florida Avenu e, Port lan d Maine 04103 , or from th e Dep artm ent of Consum er an d Industr y Services, P.O. Box 30018 , Lan sing, Michigan 48909 -7518 , at a cost as of th e t ime of th e adoption of th ese ru les of $50 .00. The dep artm ent sha ll distr ibut e, with out cost , a list of th e program s a ccr edited in a ccor dan ce with th e manua l.
(2) The dep artm ent ma y waive not more than 6 month s of an applicant 's reside nt tra ining upon th e receipt of pr oof that an applicant possesses a ba cca laur eat e degree from an a ccr edited college or un iversity. A reside nt tra inee who ha s received a waiver un der th is subru le is not exempt from fulfilling th e requirement s of R 339 .18923 , R 339 .18925 , an d R 339 .18927 .
(3) For educat ion com pleted befor e J anuar y 1, 2002 , th e 3-year cour se in mortuar y science educat ion sha ll con sist of both of th e followin g:
(a) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 avera ge, of not less than 60 semester or 90 quart er hour s of nonr emedial college level cour ses at an a ccr edited college or un iversity, which sha ll include th e followin g subjects:
S u b je ct C r edi t H our s
(i) Pu blic spe ak ing/commun icat ions 3 semester or 3 quart er hour s.
(ii) ount ing 6 semester or 8 quart er hour s.
(iii) Psychology/geront ology/death an d dying 6 semester or 8 quart er hour s.
(iv) Chemistr y lectur e an d lab 8 semester or 10 quart er hour s.
(v) Biological science (biology/zoology/anat omy) 6 semester or 8 quart er hour s.
(vi) En glish com position/business writing 6 semester or 8 quart er hour s.
(vii) Comput er science 3 semester or 4 quart er hour s.
(b) Completion, with not less than a 2.00 avera ge, of 1 academic year of instru ct ion in an a ccr edited mortuar y science program or a program deemed by th e dep artm ent to be equivalent to an a ccr edited program . The dep artm ent adopts by reference th e a ccr editat ion stan dar ds conta ined in th e American Boar d of Fun era l Service Educat ion manua l on a ccr editat ion revised Sep tember, 1990 for mortuar y science instru ct ion com pleted after J anuar y 1, 1993 . Copies of th e manua l ar e available from th e American Boar d of Fun era l Service Educat ion, 38 Florida Avenu e, Port lan d Maine 04103 , or from th e Dep artm ent of Consum er an d Industr y Services, P. O. Box 30018 , Lan sing Michigan 48909 -7518 , at a cost as of th e t ime of th e adoption of th ese ru les of $50 .00.
(4) An applicant who possesses a ba cca laur eat e or higher degree from an a ccr edited college or un iversity is deemed to ha ve sat isfied th e requirement s of subru le (1)(a ) an d (3)(a ) of th is ru le.
R 339 .18927 Res id en t trai ning repo rt s .
Rule 27. (1) To receive credit for reside nt tra ining, each reside nt tra inee sha ll file with th e dep artm ent an embalming report which verifies that a minimum of 5 embalmings were per form ed by th e tra inee dur ing th e previous 6-month report ing period.
(2) The dep artm ent ma y reject an embalming report that is filed by a reside nt tra inee if th e report is ina ccurat e, in com plete, or is filed after th e due dat es of J anuar y 15 an d J uly 15. The rejection of an embalming report ma y also result in th e loss of tra ining t ime for th e period cover ed by th e rejected report s. Fa ilur e to notify th e dep artm ent of a chan ge in sponsor as required by R 339 .18923 ma y result in th e loss of tra ining t ime an d th e rejection of embalmings per form ed un der th e new sponsor.
R 339 .18929 Exa mina tio n.
Rule 29. (1) The exam inat ion sha ll be given in 2 part s as follows :
(a) A nat iona l writt en exam inat ion on subjects relat ing to mortuar y science, including questions in all of th e followin g ar eas:
(i) Em balming.
(ii) Anat omy.
(iii) Chemistr y.
(iv) Path ology.
(v) Bacteriology.
(vi) Res torat ive art .
(vii) Mortuar y administrat ion. (viii) Fun era l service.
(ix) Fede ra l laws an d regulat ions.
(b) A writt en exam inat ion on Michigan laws an d ru les.
(2) An applicant sha ll com plete all educat iona l an d tra ining requirement s befor e tak ing th e exam inat ion on Michigan laws an d ru les.
(3) The exam inat ion sha ll be administered not less than once a year at such t imes an d places as th e dep artm ent designat es.
(4) An applicant sha ll not be licensed un less he or she ha s achieve d a minimum passing score of 75 on each part of th e exam inat ion.
(5) An applicant for a recipr oca l license who ha s com pleted a nat iona l exam inat ion equivalent to th e exam inat ion required in subru le (1)(a ) of th is ru le sha ll only be required to com plete th e writt en exam inat ion on th e law an d ru les of Michigan .
R 339 .18930 Re li censu re.
Rule 30. (1) A person who ha s a lapsed or expired license an d who seeks relicensur e at a t ime that is more than 3 year s from th e dat e of lapse or expirat ion sha ll meet curr ent educat iona l requirement s for relicensur e an d pass th e curr ent writt en exam inat ion on th e law an d ru les of Michigan .
(2) A person who is seek ing relicensur e an d who ha s previously passed a nat iona l exam inat ion equivalent to th e exam inat ion required in Rule 339 .18929 (1)(a) does not ha ve to repe at th e nat iona l exam inat ion.
