Wyo. Code R. 035-0001-3
Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of
Chapter 3: Apprentice Funeral Service Practitioner
Effective Date: 05/04/2026 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 035.0001.3.05042026
Section 1. Authority. These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming Board of Funeral Service Practitioners pursuant to their authority under the Funeral Service Practitioners Act, Wyoming Statute 33-16-501 through 33-16-537.
Section 2. Qualifications. Any individuals apprenticing with a funeral service practitioner shall be licensed in accordance with W.S. 33-16-519.
Section 3. Apprentice License. Individuals applying for an apprentice license shall submit the following:
Section 4. Supervision. Any licensed funeral service practitioner in the state of Wyoming may have a person serving as an apprentice funeral service practitioner under their supervision.
(a) A funeral service practitioner who has been subject to discipline and has not completed all sanctions and remedial actions within the most recent five (5) years shall request and obtain Board approval before supervising an apprentice, subject to the terms of a disciplinary order that provides for a longer non-supervision period.
(b) The supervising funeral service practitioner shall assume complete responsibility for all acts and omissions of the apprentice within the scope of the apprenticeship;
(c) The supervising funeral service practitioner shall not have more than one (1) apprentice registered under his supervision at any one time unless so approved by the Board and authorized by the written permission of the Board but in no event shall supervise more than two (2) apprentices at one time.
(d) It shall be the responsibility of the supervising funeral service practitioner to ensure the apprentice is properly licensed by the Board prior to the commencement of the apprenticeship period. The supervising funeral service practitioner shall complete a supervision report and submit to the board office every six (6) months.
(e) The supervisor or, with the supervisor’s approval another Wyoming licensed funeral services practitioner, shall remain present on the funeral establishment premises and immediately available to conduct embalming at all times that an apprentice is embalming a dead human body. Nothing in this subsection relieves the supervisor of responsibility for acts conducted by the apprentice.
(a) An apprenticeship consists of the following:
(i) Two thousand (2,000) working hours at a permitted funeral establishment and assisting with;
(ii) Embalming twenty-five (25) dead human bodies; and
(iii) Arranging of twenty-five (25) funeral services.
(b) The apprenticeship term shall be at least twelve (12) months but no more than thirty-six (36) months. The Board may extend the apprenticeship period for good cause.
(c) Only hours completed in Wyoming and supervised by a Wyoming licensed funeral service practitioner will count toward completion of the apprenticeship; under the direction of the supervising FSP.
(a) In the event that the apprentice’s supervision is terminated, the previously supervising funeral service practitioner shall notify the Board in writing within ten (10) days.
(b) In the event that the supervising funeral service practitioner changes, the supervising funeral service practitioner or the apprentice shall notify the Board in writing and attach a new supervision agreement within ten (10) days. Apprentices may not conduct any funeral service practice until the new supervision agreement is submitted and approved by the Board office.