1. (1) To apply for a mortician license, an applicant must submit:

   1. (a) a completed application and fee;
   2. (b) evidence of completion of the mortician internship or equivalent if completed in another jurisdiction; and

   3. (c) evidence that the applicant has within 5 years preceding the application:

      1. (i) received an associate degree in funeral service or mortuary science from a program accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) or its successor;
      2. (ii) passed the National Board Examination of the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards; and
      3. (iii) passed the Montana jurisprudence exam with a score of 75% or higher.
2. (2) Foreign-trained applicants who do not have an ABFSE accredited degree must have their transcripts evaluated by a board-approved agency for substantial equivalency with Montana mortician requirements.
3. (3) Incomplete applications will automatically expire one year from the date the fee was received. If an application expires, the applicant must reapply and pay all appropriate fees.

Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-19-202, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-19-302, 37-19-303, MCA

History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 328, Eff. 3/30/79; AMD, 1981 MAR p. 1058, Eff. 9/18/81; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 815, Eff. 5/18/84; AMD, 1985 MAR p. 1610, Eff. 11/1/85; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 2959, Eff. 11/6/98; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1630, Eff. 6/30/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2002 MAR p. 790; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1169, Eff. 5/5/06; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 1191, Eff. 7/12/13; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 314, Eff. 2/20/16; AMD & TRANS, from ARM 24.147.402, 2018 MAR p. 440, Eff. 2/24/18; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 670, Eff. 4/18/20; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2012, Eff. 8/10/24.