1. (1) being professionally responsible for the acts and practices of the supervisee;
2. (2) being engaged in a relationship with the supervisee in which the supervisor is independent from control by the supervisee and in which the ability of the supervisor to supervise and direct the practice of the supervisee is not compromised;
3. (3) being available for advice, consultation, and direction consistent with the standards and ethics of the profession and the requirements suggested by the total circumstances including the supervisee's level of training;
4. (4) monitoring the performance of the supervisee for compliance with laws, standards, and ethics applicable to the funeral service profession, including the Data, Systems and Evaluation, Vital Records and Statistics rules of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (Title R436);

5. (5)(a) submitting appropriate documentation to the Division with respect to any work completed by the funeral service intern evidencing the performance of the supervisee during the period of supervised training, including the supervisor's evaluation of the supervisee's competence in the practice of the funeral service profession; and

   1. (b) submitting this report to the Division:

      1. (i) within 30 days after the supervisor-supervisee relationship is terminated; or

      2. (ii) within 30 days after the supervisee has:

         1. (A) completed 2,000 hours of supervised experience;
         2. (B) performed 50 embalmings; and
         3. (C) has satisfactorily completed the duties and functions of an intern throughout the entire internship period;
6. (6) supervising not more than one funeral service intern at any given time unless approved by the Board and Division;
7. (7) being physically present and directly supervising, or ensuring that another funeral director directly supervises the duties and functions completed by a funeral service intern throughout the entire internship period;
8. (8) being responsible for and signing any preneed and at need funeral contracts sold by persons under supervision;
9. (9) assuring each supervisee is appropriately licensed as a funeral service intern or preneed funeral arrangement sales agent before beginning the supervision;

10. (10)(a) notifying the Division if beginning or ending an association or employment of a preneed sales agent with the funeral service establishment;

    1. (b) within ten days of beginning or ending the association or employment; and
    2. (c) using the notification forms provided by the Division; and
11. (11) assuring that the supervision requirements in Section 58-9-307 are met.

The duties and responsibilities of a supervising funeral service director include:

KEY: funeral industries, licensing, funeral service directors, preneed funeral arrangements

Date of Last Change: July 23, 2025

Notice of Continuation: September 3, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-9-504