PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 662

(d) (3) The practical experience of an apprentice shall include:

(i) Participation in at least [25] 20 funerals;

(ii) Assistance in the embalming of at least [25] 20 dead human
bodies; and

(iii) Completion of [2,000] 1,000 working hours in a licensed funeral
establishment under the direct supervision of a licensed mortician. Supervision may
include instruction by other licensed morticians employed or supervised by the sponsor.

(C) (1) PRIOR TO AN INDIVIDUAL APPEARING BEFORE THE BOARD FOR
APPROVAL OF AN APPRENTICE LICENSE THE INDIVIDUAL MUST COMPLETE
TWO-THIRDS OF THE ACADEMIC CREDITS FOR A MORTUARY SCIENCE PROGRAM AT A
SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE OR APPROVED
BY THE BOARD, WITH A 2.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR HIGHER THAT IS VERIFIED WITH
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT

(2)     The applicant shall appear before the Board with the applicant's sponsor.
The sponsor shall hold a current valid mortician license in Maryland and shall be employed by
the same funeral home that employs the apprentice.

(3)     The practical experience of an apprentice shall include:

(i) Participation in at least [25] 20 funerals;

(ii) Assistance in the embalming of at least [25] 20 dead human bodies;
and

(iii) Completion of [2,000] 1,000 working hours in a licensed funeral
establishment under the direct supervision of a licensed mortician. Supervision may include
instruction by other licensed morticians employed or supervised by the sponsor.

(4) On termination of the sponsor-apprentice relationship, both the sponsor and
the apprentice shall independently notify the Board in writing of;

(i) The date of termination;

(ii) The name, date of death, and date of service for each decedent for
whom a funeral service was conducted under paragraph (3)(i) of this subsection in which the
apprentice participated; and

(iii) The name, date of death, and date of embalming of each decedent for
whom the apprentice assisted in accordance with paragraph (3)(ii) of this subsection.

(5) Prior approval must be granted by the Board before a change of sponsorship
occurs.

[(e)](D) While the license is effective, an apprentice license authorizes the licensee to
assist a licensed mortician in the practice of mortuary science only as part of a training
program to become a licensed mortician.

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