Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of

Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of

Chapter 3: Apprentice Funeral Service Practitioner

Effective Date: 01/08/2015 to 05/04/2026

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 035.0001.3.01082015

CHAPTER 3

APPRENTICE FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONER

Section 1. Qualifications. Any individuals apprenticing with a funeral service practitioner shall be licensed in accordance with W.S. 33-16-519.

Section 2. Apprentice License. Individuals applying for an apprentice license shall submit the following:

1. (a) A complete and notarized official application form accompanied by the application fee;
2. (b) A completed open-book jurisprudence examination with a passing score of at least 90%;
3. (c) A completed “Apprenticeship Supervision Agreement” signed by the supervising funeral service practitioner and the apprentice; and
4. (d) Appropriate proof of legal presence in the United States.

Section 3. 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.

1. (a) The licensed funeral service practitioner shall assume complete responsibility for all acts and omissions of the apprentice within the scope of the apprenticeship;
2. (b) A licensed 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.
3. (i) A licensed funeral service practitioner shall supervise no more than two (2) apprentices at any one time.
4. (c) It shall be the responsibility of the licensed funeral service practitioner to ensure the apprentice is properly licensed by the Board prior to the commencement of the apprenticeship period. The licensed funeral service practitioner shall report the work which the apprentice has performed every six (6) months, including the number of bodies the apprentice assisted in embalming or otherwise prepared for disposition during the period.

Section 4. Term and Requirements of Apprenticeship.

1. (a) An apprenticeship consists of the following:

(i) Two thousand (2,000) working hours at a permitted funeral establishment; (ii) Embalming twenty-five (25) dead human bodies; (iii) Arrangement of twenty-five (25) funeral services.

(b) The term of the apprenticeship shall be at least twelve (12) months but no more than thirty-six (36) months.

(i) The Board may, within its discretion and for cause, extend the apprenticeship period.

(c) Only hours completed in Wyoming and supervised by a Wyoming licensed funeral service practitioner will count toward completion of the apprenticeship;

Section 5. Change in Supervision.

(a) In the event of employment termination of the apprentice, the supervisor shall notify the Board in writing within ten (10) days of termination.

(b) In the event of a change of the supervisor, the apprentice shall notify the Board in writing within ten (10) days of termination.

(c) Any changes to the apprentice's employment or supervisor will cause the apprentice's license to become null and void.

(d) The apprentice shall submit a new application and fee and shall not provide services until documentation of an appropriate supervisor is approved by the Board.