- (a) Disability or illness shall be a sufficient cause for exemption under K.S.A. 65-1702 and 65-1716, and amendments thereto.
- (b) Any licensee who is not engaged in practice in the state of Kansas may be granted a waiver of compliance and obtain a certificate of exemption upon written application to the board. Each application shall contain a statement that the applicant will not engage in the practice of embalming or funeral directing in Kansas without first complying with all regulations governing reinstatement after exemption. Each application for a certificate of exemption shall be submitted on the form provided by the board.
(c) Any inactive practitioner who has been granted a waiver of compliance with article six of these regulations, and who obtains a certificate of exemption, may give notice to the board of the termination of inactive status and request reinstatement of the license.
- (1) Upon receipt by the board of a request for reinstatement to active license status and payment of the reinstatement fee, the person's license shall be reinstated.
- (2) Within one year of reinstatement, each licensee shall make up all past continuing education hours for all the years of inactive licensure.
- (3) Failure to comply with paragraph (c)(2) shall result in automatic termination of active status.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-1702, 65-1716; effective May 1, 1988; amended June 26, 1989; amended Jan. 12, 2001.)