(A) A person may be issued a license as an embalmer if the person:

1. (1) is at least eighteen years of age;
2. (2) has not been convicted of a violent crime or found guilty of a felony or crime of moral turpitude;
3. (3) has a high school education or the equivalent of a high school education, the equivalence to be determined by the board;
4. (4) has completed successfully a regular course in an embalming college accredited by the National Conference of State Examining Boards and approved by the board;
5. (5) has completed a minimum of twenty-four months of service as an apprentice under the direct supervision of a licensed embalmer actively engaged in the practice of embalming in this State;
6. (6) has passed an examination prescribed by the board. A person holding a valid embalmer's license in another state or territory which has been in effect continuously for at least five years is not required to serve an apprenticeship to qualify for examination.

(B) A person may be issued a license as a funeral director if the person:

1. (1) is at least eighteen years of age;
2. (2) has not been convicted of a violent crime or found guilty of a felony or crime of moral turpitude;
3. (3) has a high school education or the equivalent of a high school education and has a minimum of two years of successful attendance at an accredited academic college or successful completion of a regular course of not less than one year, twelve scholastic months, in an accredited mortuary college;
4. (4) has completed a minimum of twenty-four months of service as an apprentice funeral director under the direct supervision of a licensed funeral director actively engaged in the practice of funeral directing in this State;
5. (5) has passed an examination prescribed by the board. A person holding a valid funeral director's license in another state or territory, which has been in effect continuously for at least five years, is not required to serve an apprenticeship to qualify for examination.

(C) An applicant for licensure must be examined on subjects as are prescribed by the board and the examination must be by a standardized written test. The passing grade must be established by the board in regulation.

An application for examination must be upon a form furnished by the board and must be accompanied by a fee established by the board in regulation. An application for examination must be submitted at least thirty days before the date of the examination.