Licensure

01. Resident Trainee. To be licensed as a Resident Trainee, as defined in Section 54-1112, Idaho Code, an applicant must meet the following requirements. (7-1-25) a. To meet the twelve (12) month requirement set forth in Idaho Code 54-1109(2)(b), a Resident Trainee be employed for at least thirty-six (36) hours per week within an Idaho mortuary where the Resident Trainee’s sponsoring mortician is practicing for the entirety of any twelve (12) months within the three-year trainee period set forth in Idaho Code 54-1112(4). (7-1-25) b. Personal supervision as required in Chapter 11, Title 54, Idaho Code, shall be defined as the sponsoring mortician, or a licensed appointee, being available in person or remotely to consult with the Resident Trainee. (7-1-25) c. All training must occur within Idaho. (3-28-23) d. A Resident Trainee shall not sign a death certificate. (3-28-23) 02. Sponsoring Mortician. A sponsoring mortician must: (3-28-23) a. Be an Idaho-licensed mortician who practices in Idaho. (3-28-23) b. Not serve as the sponsoring mortician for more than two (2) Resident Trainees at any given time. (7-1-25) c. Supervise and instruct the Resident Trainee, and provide demonstrations for and consultations to the Resident Trainee. (7-1-25) d. Complete and co-sign, with the Resident Trainee, quarterly and final reports. These reports must be completed on forms approved by the Board. The sponsoring mortician must submit a report within thirty (30) days after the period of time covered by the report. (7-1-25) e. Promptly notify the Board in writing if a Resident Trainee’s training is terminated and submit a final report documenting training up to the termination date. (7-1-25) 03. Eligibility to Be Licensed. For purposes of accounting for total cumulative training as a Resident Trainee, the sponsoring mortician must notify the Division at the beginning and termination of the training period. (7-1-25) 04. Inactive Licenses. Licensees may apply for inactive status by making written application and paying the established fee. (7-1-25) a. All continuing education requirements will be waived for any year or portion thereof that a licensee maintains an inactive license and is not actively practicing or supervising in Idaho. (7-1-25) b. An inactive license holder may convert from inactive to active license status by: (7-1-25) i. Providing documentation to the Board showing successful completion within the previous twelve (12) months of the continuing education requirements for renewal of an active license; and (7-1-25) ii. Paying a fee equivalent to the difference between the current inactive fee and the active renewal fee. (7-1-25) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 24.08.01 Div. of Occupational & Professional Licenses Rules of the State Board of Morticians Section 100 Page 4 05. Continuing Education. Each Idaho licensed mortician and funeral director must successfully complete a minimum of ten (10) hours of continuing education biennially for license renewal, such hours must be verified by a certificate of attendance which may be audited by the Board. A licensee shall not be required to complete continuing education in their first renewal period after initial licensure. The continuing education must be germane to the profession and approved by the Board. The Board has discretion to exempt a licensee from this requirement for reasons of individual hardship, including health, or other good cause. Applicants seeking reinstatement must provide proof of attendance of ten (10) hours of continuing education for the previous twenty-four (24) months. (7-1-25) 06. Funeral Establishment and Crematory Establishment. Applicants shall submit a Board approved application form. A walk-through inspection of the establishment must be arranged and completed before the board will issue an establishment license. (7-1-25) a. Change in Ownership or Location. Any change in the ownership or location of a funeral establishment shall constitute a new funeral establishment for the purposes of licensure. (7-1-25) b. Funeral Establishment. All funeral establishments shall be required to provide each of the following: (7-1-25) i. An operating room and necessary equipment for embalming; (7-1-25) ii. A selection room for caskets and merchandise which may include video, catalogs, and electronic depiction of caskets and merchandise; (7-1-25) iii. A chapel where funeral or other religious ceremonies may be held; and (7-1-25) iv. A room for viewing and visitation. (7-1-25) c. Crematory Establishment. All crematory establishments shall be required to provide each of the following: (7-1-25) i. Detailed information regarding each retort, specifically documenting that each retort and accompanying equipment is listed by an approved testing agency as listed in the Uniform Fire Code or in the case of alkaline hydrolysis, an appropriate purpose-built vessel with documented validation for sterilization; and (7-1-25) ii. One (1) set of plans approved by the local building department for the proposed new construction or remodeling where the retort is to be located. (7-1-25) d. Minimum Standards. (7-1-25) i. Reasonable Sanitation and Safety Required. No license will be issued to operate a funeral establishment or crematory unless it is apparent that the establishment or crematory can and will be operated in a reasonably sanitary and safe manner and that all pertinent federal, state, and local permits have been obtained, including when operating an alkaline hydrolysis retort. (7-1-25) ii. Delay Before Cremation. No dead human body, regardless of cause of death, is to be cremated, unless the county coroner in the county in which the death occurred gives written authorization to cremate the body. (7-1-25) iii. Embalming. If a dead human body is to be held longer than twenty-four (24) hours prior to burial, cremation, or other disposition, the body must be either embalmed or refrigerated at thirty-six degrees Fahrenheit (36F) or less until buried, cremated, or otherwise disposed of. (7-1-25) iv. Casket Not Necessary. While caskets may be used in cremation, a crematorium may develop internal requirements allowing other containers for aesthetic or sanitary reasons. (7-1-25) v. Funeral Rule. Licensees are required to comply with Federal Funeral Industry Practices, 16 CFR IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 24.08.01 Div. of Occupational & Professional Licenses Rules of the State Board of Morticians Section 150 Page 5 Part 453, commonly known as the Funeral Rule. (7-1-25) 101. -- 149. (RESERVED)