Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 316.030.Embalmer's license; qualifications; funeral director's license; qualifications; restriction on place of practice; apprenticeship

(a) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(b) Is of good moral character;

(c) Possesses a high school diploma or a High School Equivalency Diploma;

(d) Has received an associate degree in funeral services from a college or university accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education;

(e) Has served an apprenticeship of one (1) year in a Kentucky funeral establishment under the supervision of a Kentucky-licensed embalmer;

(f) Has taken an active part during the apprenticeship in assisting with the embalming of at least twenty-five (25) dead human bodies under the direct supervision of a Kentucky-licensed embalmer;

(g) Has paid to the board an examination fee as set out in administrative regulations promulgated by the board; and

(h) Has passed an examination prepared or approved by the board.

(a) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(b) Is of good moral character;

(c) Possesses a high school diploma or a High School Equivalency Diploma;

(d) Has served an apprenticeship of three (3) consecutive years in a Kentucky funeral establishment under the supervision of a Kentucky-licensed funeral director. An associate degree in funeral services from a college or university accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education shall substitute for two (2) years of the apprenticeship. The completion of thirty (30) semester credit hours or the equivalent from an accredited college or university shall substitute for one (1) year of the apprenticeship. At no time shall more than two (2) years of the apprenticeship be substituted;

(e) Has taken an active part during the apprenticeship in assisting with the management of at least twenty-five (25) funerals under the direct supervision of a Kentucky-licensed funeral director;

(f) Has paid to the board an examination fee as set out in administrative regulations promulgated by the board; and

(g) Has passed an examination prepared or approved by the board.

(a) Appear before the board;

(b) Pay to the board a registration fee as set out in administrative regulations promulgated by the board; and

(c) File with the board the sworn statement of the supervising Kentucky-licensed embalmer or the Kentucky-licensed funeral director averring that the applicant will work full-time under supervision in the funeral establishment and will receive a regular salary.