1. A. The Department shall waive the continuing education requirements in R9-9B-205 for a funeral director or an embalmer whose license or registration has been placed on inactive status or who was serving in the United States Armed Forces in time of war.

2. B. The Department may waive the continuing education requirements in R9-9B-205 upon request and for good cause, which includes:

   1. 1. For an embalmer’s assistant, that the embalmer’s assistant:

      1. a. Was serving in the United States Armed Forces in time of war, or
      2. b. Has not practiced as an embalmer’s assistant during the year in which continuing education is required;
   2. 2. That the funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer’s assistant was prevented from completing continuing education due to extreme hardship, a disability, or a mental or physical illness; or
   3. 3. That the funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer’s assistant was prevented from completing continuing education because of absence from the United States.

3. C. A funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer’s assistant who is unable to complete the continuing education required in R9-9B-205 may submit, before a renewal application is due or with a renewal application, a written request to the Department for a waiver from the continuing education required in R9-9B-205 that contains:

   1. 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the licensee or registrant,
   2. 2. An explanation of why the licensee was unable to meet the Department’s continuing education requirements that includes one of the reasons in subsection (A) or (B);
   3. 3. Any documents that support the explanation; and
   4. 4. The signature of the licensee or registrant.
4. D. The Department shall send written notice of approval or denial of the request for waiver within seven days of receipt of the request.

Historical Note

New Section R9-9B-206 recodified from R4-12-414 and amended at 32 A.A.R. 177 (January 9, 2026), effective January 1, 2026 (Supp. 25-4).