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Description
"Attendant"
shall mean any person who is employed part or full-time in funeral
service who is engaged in transporting human remains and who may
assist a Licensed Practitioner in other funeral activities. All
Funeral Attendants shall work under the direct and personal supervision
and legal responsibility of a licensed Practitioner who is actively
associated with a funeral establishment. Each Practitioner employing
a Funeral Attendant shall register the Funeral Attendant annually
on forms supplied by the board and pay the prescribed fee. Each
Funeral Attendant shall receive annual training in the review
of the Blood-Borne Pathogen Rule. When a Funeral Attendant leaves
the employ of a Practitioner, the Practitioner shall notify the
board of termination of employment.
Application
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- Completed
and signed application for licensure;
- Completed
Supervisor Approval Form (Attachment A);
- Completed
criminal history records check form and payment of a separate
$8. fee for a criminal records (SBI) check.
Make
checks payable to Treasurer, State of Maine .
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Application
Procedure
To
apply for this license, click on the 'DOWNLOAD APPLICATION' link
below. This action will link you to the actual application form
and instructions in Adobe Acrobat Format. If your browser has
the Acrobat Plug In, you will see the form and can print it from
your browser. If it is not installed, you will be asked for a
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Renewal Information
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FEES
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- This
license renews annually on
February 1.
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Completed Application;
- A
late fee of $10. is assessed for licenses renewed after
the February 1 license expiration date.
- A
person who submits an application for renewal more than
90 days after the license expiration date is subject to
all requirements governing new applicants and is required
to reapply with an original license application, documentation
and fees.
- Renewal
applications are mailed approximately 30 days prior to
the license expiration date. It is the licensee's responsibility
to keep the Board informed of the current license address
and/or to see that the license is renewed. .
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Renewal
Procedure
To
renew this license, click the RENEW LICENSE button below and fill
out the required information in the electronic form.
RENEW
LICENSE
WARNING: Online submission
of your renewal application must not be construed as automatic renewal of your
license. The Department must verify that you have met all the conditions for renewal
before your license is renewed.
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Description
A Practitioner
Trainee means a person who is engaged in preparing to become licensed
for the practice of funeral service under the personal supervision
and instruction of a person duly licensed for the practice of
funeral service, and who is duly registered as such and approved
by the board.
Application
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Completed and signed application for licensure;
- Copy
of Birth Certificate;
- Proof
of completion of high school diploma or its equivalent;
- Completed
Supervisor Approval Form (Attachment A);
- Completed
criminal history record check form and payment of a separate
$8. fee for a criminal records (SBI) check.
Make
checks payable to: Maine State Treasurer.
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Application
Procedure
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apply for this license, click on the 'DOWNLOAD APPLICATION' link
below. This action will link you to the actual application form
and instructions in Adobe Acrobat Format. If your browser has
the Acrobat Plug In, you will see the form and can print it from
your browser. If it is not installed, you will be asked for a
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Renewal Information
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FEES
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| TERM |
- This
license renews annually on
February 1.
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| REQUIREMENTS |
- A
late fee of $10. Is assessed for licenses renewed after
the February 1 license expiration date.
- A
person who submits an application for renewal more than
90 days after the license expiration date is subject to
all requirements governing new applicants and is required
to reapply with an original license application, documentation
and fees.
- Renewal
applications are mailed approximately 30 days prior to
the license expiration date. It is the licensee's responsibility
to keep the Board informed of the current license address
and/or to see that the license is renewed.
Make
checks payable to: Maine State Treasurer.
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Renewal
Procedure
To
renew this license, click the RENEW LICENSE button below and fill
out the required information in the electronic form.
RENEW
LICENSE
WARNING: Online submission
of your renewal application must not be construed as automatic renewal of your
license. The Department must verify that you have met all the conditions for renewal
before your license is renewed.
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Description
A Funeral
Practitioner shall mean any licensed person engaged or holding
themselves out as engaged in embalming and/or funeral directing,
whether on their own behalf or in the employ of another, and shall
include any person who shall use, in connection with their name,
the words "embalmer," "funeral director," "mortician," or "undertaker"
or any other words or title implying they are designating themselves
to be an embalmer and/or funeral director.
Application
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Completed and signed application for licensure;
- Copy
of birth certificate (if not submitted previously);
- Proof
of completion of high school diploma or its equivalent
(if not submitted previously);
- Transcript(s)
documenting completion of one (1) year of mortuary school
and one (1) year of college or two (2) years of mortuary
school;
- Completed
A, B, C cases;
- Written
proof of successful completion of the apprenticeship program;
- Written
proof of successful completion of the National Conference
Examination;
- Payment
of the $75. examination fee.
- Completed
criminal history record check form and payment of a separate
$8. fee for a criminal records (SBI) check.
Make
checks payable to Treasurer, State of Maine.
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Application
Procedure
To
apply for this license, click on the 'DOWNLOAD APPLICATION' link
below. This action will link you to the actual application form
and instructions in Adobe Acrobat Format. If your browser has
the Acrobat Plug In, you will see the form and can print it from
your browser. If it is not installed, you will be asked for a
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Reciprocity
All applicants
for a Practitioner license by reciprocity ("comity" / "endorsement")
from another jurisdiction must submit the following:
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- Completed
and signed application for licensure;
- Copy
of birth certificate;
- Proof
of completion of high school or its equivalent;
- Written
proof of successful completion of the National Conference
Examination;
- Completed
Verification of Licensure from state(s) in which you hold
or previously held licensure (Attachment B);
- Transcript(s)
documenting completion of one (1) year of mortuary school
and one (1) year of college or two (2) years of mortuary
school;
- Written
documentation that the applicant has been in active practice
in another state for at least three years immediately
preceding application in Maine. (As proof, the Board will
accept letters from employers that the applicant is actually
engaged in their employment.);
- Payment
of the $75. Examination fee; and
- Completed
criminal history record check form and payment of a separate
$8. fee for a criminal records (SBI) check.
Make
checks payable to: Maine State Treasurer.
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Application Procedure
To
apply for this license, click on the 'DOWNLOAD APPLICATION' link
below. This action will link you to the actual application form
and instructions in Adobe Acrobat Format. If your browser has
the Acrobat Plug In, you will see the form and can print it from
your browser. If it is not installed, you will be asked for a
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APPLICATION
Renewal Information
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FEES
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| TERM |
- This
license renews annually on
February 1.
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| REQUIREMENTS |
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A late fee of $10. Is assessed for licenses renewed after
the February 1 license expiration date.
- A
person who submits an application for renewal more than
90 days after the license expiration date is subject to
all requirements governing new applicants and is required
to reapply with an original license application, documentation
and fees.
- Renewal
applications are mailed approximately 30 days prior to
the license expiration date. It is the licensee's responsibility
to keep the Board informed of the current license address
and/or to see that the license is renewed.
- CONTINUING
EDUCATION - 6 hours of board approved continuing education
is required at renewal.
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Renewal
Procedure
To
renew this license, click the RENEW LICENSE button below and fill
out the required information in the electronic form.
(Note:
Due to the Continuing Education requirement, licenses may
not currently be renewed online Use link to download application
and submit my mail.)
RENEW
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Inactive
Status:
Practitioner or Director
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Description
- An individual
who is currently licensed as a Practitioner or Director may
request that his/her license be place on inactive status.
- Each applicant
must no longer be actively practicing funeral service in the
State of Maine
- All inactive
status licensees are required to renew their licenses annually
but are not required to meet the continuing education requirement
required by 32 MRSA, Chapter 21, Subchapter III, Section 1506(2)
and the rules adopted under it.
- In order
to reinstate a licensee's active license, the holder must comply
with the continuing education requirement and fees as are provided
in 32 MRSA, Chapter 21 and the rules adopted under it.
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Renewal
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FEES
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renewal fee is that of the corresponding "active" license.
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- This
license renews annually on
February 1.
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A late fee of $10. Is assessed for licenses renewed after
the February 1 license expiration date.
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A person who submits an application for renewal more than
90 days after the license expiration date is subject to
all requirements governing new applicants and is required
to reapply with an original license application, documentation
and fees.
- Renewal
applications are mailed approximately 30 days prior to
the license expiration date. It is the licensee's responsibility
to keep the Board informed of the current license address
and/or to see that the license is renewed.
- CONTINUING
EDUCATION - None required; however, a holder of an
inactive license who wishes to "activate" the license
must comply with the continuing education requirement
applicable to that license category.
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Renewal
Procedure
To
renew this license, click the RENEW LICENSE button below and fill
out the required information in the electronic form.
RENEW
LICENSE
WARNING: Online submission
of your renewal application must not be construed as automatic renewal of your
license. The Department must verify that you have met all the conditions for renewal
before your license is renewed.
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Funeral
(Home) Establishment
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Description
"Funeral
Establishment" means every place or premise devoted to or used
in the care and preparation for the funeral and burial of human
remains or maintained for the convenience of the bereaved for
viewing or other services in connection with the human remains
or as the office or place for carrying on the profession of Funeral
Service.
Application
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- Completed
and signed application for licensure.
- All
funeral establishments and branches must be operated by
a person or persons holding a funeral director's licenses,
which was initially issued before January 1, 1989, or
a practitioner of funeral service license.
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Application
Procedure
To
apply for this license, click on the 'DOWNLOAD APPLICATION' link
below. This action will link you to the actual application form
and instructions in Adobe Acrobat Format. If your browser has
the Acrobat Plug In, you will see the form and can print it from
your browser. If it is not installed, you will be asked for a
location to save the file on your computer. To obtain the Adobe
Acrobat Reader, download it for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.
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APPLICATION
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Renewal Information
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FEES
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| TERM |
- This
license renews annually on
February 1.
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| REQUIREMENTS |
-
A late fee of $10. Is assessed for licenses renewed after
the February 1 license expiration date.
- A
person who submits an application for renewal more than
90 days after the license expiration date is subject to
all requirements governing new applicants and is required
to reapply with an original license application, documentation
and fees.
- Renewal
applications are mailed approximately 30 days prior to
the license expiration date. It is the licensee's responsibility
to keep the Board informed of the current license address
and/or to see that the license is renewed.
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Renewal
Procedure
To
renew this license, click the RENEW LICENSE button below and fill
out the required information in the electronic form.
RENEW
LICENSE
WARNING: Online submission
of your renewal application must not be construed as automatic renewal of your
license. The Department must verify that you have met all the conditions for renewal
before your license is renewed.
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About
This Profession
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Our Purpose
The State
Board of Funeral Services was established to protect the public
through the regulation of the practice of funeral services in
the State of Maine.
The primary
responsibilities of the Board is to examine and license qualified
applicants for licensure to practice funeral service, to inspect
funeral establishments and to revoke or to refuse to renew any
licenses after proper notice and hearing.
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Our Staff
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Mail
comments and inquiries to:
Department
of Professional and Financial Regulation
Office of Licensing & Registration
#35 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0035
Call
us at (207) 624-8623
TTY (Hearing Impaired) (207)
624-8563
Fax us at (207) 624-8637
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Laws
The State of Maine Legislature has developed a database
of laws for all State agencies. For the text of current Board
Laws, please visit http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/32/chapdoc/00210.doc.
The publications of the Maine State Legislature
are made available on the Internet as a public service and reliance
on any such information is at the user's own risk. The State of
Maine, its agencies, officers and employees do not warrant the
accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of any information
on the Maine State Legislature's web site and may not be held
liable for any losses caused by any person's reliance on the information
available on this web site.
Rules
For
the text of current rules, please visit http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/02/chaps02.htm
on the Secretary of State's Web site.
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Calendar of Events
- Board
Meetings scheduled for Y2000
July
13, 2000
August 10, 2000
September 14, 2000
October 12, 2000
November 9, 2000
December 14, 2000
All
meetings will begin at 10:00 AM
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