R9-9B-201. Application for a Funeral Director License

A. An individual is eligible for licensure as a funeral director if the individual meets: 1. The requirements in A.R.S. § 32-1322(B) and (C), or 2. The criteria in A.R.S. § 32-4302(A). B. Except as provided in subsection (C), an applicant for a funeral director license shall submit to the Department an application that contains: 1. The following, in a Department-provided format: a. The applicant’s name, residential address, email address, and telephone number; b. The applicant’s mailing address, if different from the residential address; c. The applicant’s Social Security Number, as required under A.R.S. §§ 25-320 and 25-502; d. The applicant’s date of birth; e. The applicant’s educational history related to the funeral industry, including: i. The name and address of each educational institution, ii. The degree or type of diploma received and the field of study, and iii. The applicant’s date of graduation; f. If not included in subsection (B)(1)(e), the name and address of the school of mortuary science from which the applicant graduated and the graduation date; g. The applicant’s current employment in the funeral industry, if applicable, including: i. The employer’s name, ii. The applicant’s position, iii. Dates of employment, iv. The address of the employer, v. The supervisor’s name, vi. The supervisor’s email address, and vii. The supervisor’s telephone number; h. Whether the applicant is a U.S. military veteran or the spouse of an individual on active duty in the U.S. military; i. Whether the applicant has a current license or certificate as a funeral director in another state and, if so, for each state: i. The state of licensure or certification, ii. Date of initial licensure or certification, and iii. The applicant’s professional license or certification number; j. Whether the applicant has: i. Had a professional license or certificate suspended, revoked, or had disciplinary action taken against the professional license or certificate; or ii. Voluntarily surrendered a professional license or certificate in lieu of disciplinary action; k. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of or entered into a plea of no contest to a felony or a misdemeanor in this or another state and, if so; i. The date of the conviction, ii. The state or jurisdiction of the conviction, iii. An explanation of the crime of which the applicant was convicted or entered into a plea of no contest to, and iv. The disposition of the case; l. Whether the applicant agrees to allow the Department to submit supplemental requests for information under R9-9B-102(C)(3); m. An attestation that the information and documentation submitted as part of the application are true and accurate; and n. The applicant’s signature and date of signing; 2. If the applicant has had a professional license or certificate suspended, revoked, or surrendered, or had disciplinary action taken against the professional license or certificate within the previous five years, documentation that includes: a. The date of the disciplinary action, suspension, revocation, or surrender; b. The state or nationally accredited certifying body that issued the disciplinary action, suspension, or revocation, or to which the applicant surrendered the license or certificate; and c. An explanation of the disciplinary action, suspension, revocation, or surrender; 3. If the applicant is currently ineligible for licensing or certification in any state because of a license revocation or suspension, documentation that includes: a. The date of the ineligibility for licensing or certification, b. The state or jurisdiction of the ineligibility for licensing or certification, and c. An explanation of the ineligibility for licensing or certification; 4. Documentation for the applicant that complies with A.R.S. § 41-1080; 5. For the Department’s criminal history check authorized in A.R.S. §§ 32-1322(C), 32-1323(A)(2), and 32-1339, the applicant’s fingerprints on a fingerprint card that includes: a. The applicant’s first name; middle initial, if applicable; and last name; b. The applicant’s signature; c. If different from the applicant, the signature of the individual physically rolling the applicant’s fingerprints; d. The applicant’s address; e. If applicable, the applicant’s surname before marriage and any names previously used by the applicant; f. The applicant’s date of birth; g. The applicant’s Social Security number; h. The applicant’s citizenship status; i. The applicant’s gender; j. The applicant’s race; k. The applicant’s height; l. The applicant’s weight; m. The applicant’s hair color; n. The applicant’s eye color; and o. The applicant’s place of birth; 6. An official or unofficial transcript from an accredited or provisionally accredited school of mortuary science, indicating the applicant’s graduation; 7. Documentation that the applicant passed the funeral service arts section of the national board examination; 8. Documentation, in a Department-provided format, that the applicant has successfully assisted in arranging and directing at least 25 funerals, including: a. The applicant’s name; b. The name of each funeral establishment in which the applicant arranged and directed a funeral, including the start date and, if applicable, the end date of employment; c. The name of the responsible funeral director for each funeral establishment; and d. For each burial, immediate burial, or direct cremation conducted by the applicant: i. The name of the deceased; ii. The date of the burial, immediate burial, or direct cremation; iii. A statement of whether the applicant conducted a burial, immediate burial, or direct cremation; and iv. The signature and license number of the supervising funeral director; 9. If instructed by the Department, according to A.R.S. § 32-1328(A), to complete the funeral director state laws and rules examination, required by A.R.S. § 32- 1322(B)(2), documentation that the applicant passed the funeral director state laws and rules examination; and 10. The applicable fees in R9-9B-103. C. If an applicant for a funeral director license may be eligible for licensing under A.R.S. § 32-4302(A), the applicant shall submit to the Department an application that contains: 1. The information and documentation required in subsections (B)(1) through (5); 2. Documentation of the current license or certificate as a funeral director issued to the applicant by each state in which the applicant holds the license or certification; 3. Documentation, in a Department-provided format, verifying the applicant’s license or certification and the basis for license or certification approval, completed by a representative of each state in which the applicant holds a license or certification; 4. A statement, signed and dated by the applicant, attesting that the applicant: a. Has been licensed or certified as a funeral director in another state for at least one year; b. Has met minimum education requirements and, if applicable, work experience and supervision requirements, according to A.R.S. § 32-4302(A)(3); c. Has not voluntarily surrendered a license or certification in any other state or country while under investigation for unprofessional conduct; and d. Does not have any complaint, allegation, or investigation pending before another regulatory entity in another state or country related to unprofessional conduct; 5. If instructed by the Department, according to A.R.S. § 32-1328(A), to complete the funeral director state laws and rules examination, required by A.R.S. § 32- 1322(B)(2), documentation that the applicant passed the funeral director state laws and rules examination; and 6. The applicable fees in R9-9B-103. D. If the applicant’s name on any documents submitted to the Department according to subsection (B) or (C) does not match the applicant’s current name, the applicant shall submit to the Department, as part of an application, documentation, such as a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order, linking the names. E. The Department shall approve or deny an individual’s application according to R9-9B-102.