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BPC 7643 - ✔️✔️In order to qualify for a license as an embalmer, the applicant shall comply with
all of the following requirements:
(a) Be over 18 years of age.
(b) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section
480.
(c) Have completed at least two years of apprenticeship under an embalmer licensed and engaged
in practice as an embalmer in this state in a funeral establishment which shall have been
approved for apprentices by the bureau and while so apprenticed shall have assisted in
embalming not fewer than 100 human remains; provided, however, that a person who has been
licensed and has practiced as an embalmer for a minimum of three years within the seven years
preceding his or her application in any other state or country and whose license has never been
suspended or revoked for unethical conduct shall not be required to serve any apprenticeship in
this state.
(d) Have graduated from a mortuary science program approved by the bureau and accredited by
the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or its equivalent, as determined by the
bureau, and furnished official transcripts from that program or equivalent.
BPC 7646 - ✔️✔️(a) The bureau shall require the applicant to pass both of the following:
(1) The sciences section of the national examination administered by the International
Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, or its equivalent, as determined by the bureau.
(2) An examination, administered by the bureau, on the state's laws and the rules and regulations
of the bureau, including those sections of the Health and Safety Code which pertain to the
funeral industry.
(b) An applicant who has previously passed the sciences section of the national examination
described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)shall be deemed to be in compliance with that
paragraph.
(c) An applicant who has previously failed the examination administered by the bureau prior to
January 1, 2010, may, until June 30, 2010, retake that examination. If the applicant passes that
examination, he or she shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.
BPC 7647 - ✔️✔️Examinations shall be administered at times and places determined by the
bureau and the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards.
,The bureau shall give notice of the time and place of the examination described in paragraph (2)
of subdivision (a) of Section 7646.
BPC 7647.5 - ✔️✔️Where a hearing is held to determine whether an application for a license
should be granted, the proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the bureau
shall have all of the powers granted therein.
BPC 7648 - ✔️✔️No embalmer's license is assignable, and only the licensee may engage in the
practice of embalming under the license.
BPC 7649 - ✔️✔️Except as provided in Section 102805 of the Health and Safety Code, whenever
the name of any licensed embalmer is subscribed to any certificate, the purport of which is that
he or she has performed any act mentioned in the certificate, the licensed embalmer shall actually
sign his or her name thereto.
BPC 7650 - ✔️✔️From time to time, the bureau may examine the requirements for the issuance of
licenses to embalmers in other states of the United States and cause a record to be kept of those
states in which standards are maintained for embalmers, not lower than those provided in this
chapter.
BPC 7660 - ✔️✔️An apprentice embalmer is a person engaged in the study of embalming under
the instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer who has had at least two years' practical
experience as a California licensed embalmer.
BPC 7661 - ✔️✔️An application for registration as an embalmer's apprentice shall be made upon a
form provided by the bureau, verified by the applicant and accompanied by the fee fixed by this
chapter.
BPC 7662 - ✔️✔️In order to qualify as an apprentice embalmer, an applicant shall comply with all
of the following requirements:
(a) Be over 18 years of age.
(b) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section
480.
(c) Do one of the following:
(1) Furnish proof showing completion of a high school course.
(2) Furnish the bureau with evidence that he or she has been licensed and has practiced as an
embalmer for a minimum of three years within the seven years preceding his or her application
in any other state or country and that the license has never been suspended or revoked for
unethical conduct.
, (3) Have graduated from a mortuary science program approved by the bureau and accredited by
the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or its equivalent, as determined by the
bureau, and furnished official transcripts from that program or equivalent.
BPC 7664 - ✔️✔️Certificates of apprenticeship issued pursuant to this article shall expire when
the holder has been issued a license as an embalmer, or six years from the date of registration,
whichever first occurs. The certificates may not be renewed, but an apprentice embalmer who
has not completed his or her term of apprenticeship at the time his or her certificate expires may
apply for reregistration upon compliance with Section 7661. The bureau may, when the
circumstances warrant, allow an apprentice credit under a reregistration for the time actually
served under a previous registration, but no reregistration shall have the effect of continuing the
term of apprenticeship beyond the period specified in Section 7666.
BPC 7665 - ✔️✔️All registered apprentice embalmers shall comply with the following
requirements during their period of apprenticeship:
(a) Shall file a report of apprenticeship as follows:
(1) On or before January 15 of each year covering the period of apprenticeship ending as of
December 31 preceding.
(2) Upon change of supervising embalmer or employer, or both.
(3) Upon completion of apprenticeship.
(4) Upon application for leave of absence for a period in excess of 15 days.
(5) Upon suspending apprenticeship to attend a mortuary science program.
(6) Upon application for reregistration after suspension or revocation of registration if a complete
report of previous registration has not been filed.
(b) The information contained in the report shall consist of a concise summary of the work done
by the apprentice during the period covered thereby, shall be verified by the apprentice and
certified to as correct by his or her supervising embalmer and employer. Upon request of the
bureau, each funeral director in whose establishment an apprenticeship is being, or has been,
served, and each embalmer under whose instruction or supervision an apprenticeship is being or
has been served, shall promptly file with the bureau a report or such other information as may be
requested relating to the apprenticeship. Failure to comply with the request is cause for
revocation by the bureau of the approval granted to the funeral director or embalmer for the
training of apprentices and is also a cause for disciplinary action against the funeral director or
embalmer.
BPC 7666 - ✔️✔️(a) The term of apprenticeship shall be two years. However, if an apprentice
after having served his or her apprenticeship fails to pass the examinations required for an
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BPC 7643 - ✔️✔️In order to qualify for a license as an embalmer, the applicant shall comply with
all of the following requirements:
(a) Be over 18 years of age.
(b) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section
480.
(c) Have completed at least two years of apprenticeship under an embalmer licensed and engaged
in practice as an embalmer in this state in a funeral establishment which shall have been
approved for apprentices by the bureau and while so apprenticed shall have assisted in
embalming not fewer than 100 human remains; provided, however, that a person who has been
licensed and has practiced as an embalmer for a minimum of three years within the seven years
preceding his or her application in any other state or country and whose license has never been
suspended or revoked for unethical conduct shall not be required to serve any apprenticeship in
this state.
(d) Have graduated from a mortuary science program approved by the bureau and accredited by
the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or its equivalent, as determined by the
bureau, and furnished official transcripts from that program or equivalent.
BPC 7646 - ✔️✔️(a) The bureau shall require the applicant to pass both of the following:
(1) The sciences section of the national examination administered by the International
Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, or its equivalent, as determined by the bureau.
(2) An examination, administered by the bureau, on the state's laws and the rules and regulations
of the bureau, including those sections of the Health and Safety Code which pertain to the
funeral industry.
(b) An applicant who has previously passed the sciences section of the national examination
described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)shall be deemed to be in compliance with that
paragraph.
(c) An applicant who has previously failed the examination administered by the bureau prior to
January 1, 2010, may, until June 30, 2010, retake that examination. If the applicant passes that
examination, he or she shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.
BPC 7647 - ✔️✔️Examinations shall be administered at times and places determined by the
bureau and the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards.
,The bureau shall give notice of the time and place of the examination described in paragraph (2)
of subdivision (a) of Section 7646.
BPC 7647.5 - ✔️✔️Where a hearing is held to determine whether an application for a license
should be granted, the proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the bureau
shall have all of the powers granted therein.
BPC 7648 - ✔️✔️No embalmer's license is assignable, and only the licensee may engage in the
practice of embalming under the license.
BPC 7649 - ✔️✔️Except as provided in Section 102805 of the Health and Safety Code, whenever
the name of any licensed embalmer is subscribed to any certificate, the purport of which is that
he or she has performed any act mentioned in the certificate, the licensed embalmer shall actually
sign his or her name thereto.
BPC 7650 - ✔️✔️From time to time, the bureau may examine the requirements for the issuance of
licenses to embalmers in other states of the United States and cause a record to be kept of those
states in which standards are maintained for embalmers, not lower than those provided in this
chapter.
BPC 7660 - ✔️✔️An apprentice embalmer is a person engaged in the study of embalming under
the instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer who has had at least two years' practical
experience as a California licensed embalmer.
BPC 7661 - ✔️✔️An application for registration as an embalmer's apprentice shall be made upon a
form provided by the bureau, verified by the applicant and accompanied by the fee fixed by this
chapter.
BPC 7662 - ✔️✔️In order to qualify as an apprentice embalmer, an applicant shall comply with all
of the following requirements:
(a) Be over 18 years of age.
(b) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section
480.
(c) Do one of the following:
(1) Furnish proof showing completion of a high school course.
(2) Furnish the bureau with evidence that he or she has been licensed and has practiced as an
embalmer for a minimum of three years within the seven years preceding his or her application
in any other state or country and that the license has never been suspended or revoked for
unethical conduct.
, (3) Have graduated from a mortuary science program approved by the bureau and accredited by
the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or its equivalent, as determined by the
bureau, and furnished official transcripts from that program or equivalent.
BPC 7664 - ✔️✔️Certificates of apprenticeship issued pursuant to this article shall expire when
the holder has been issued a license as an embalmer, or six years from the date of registration,
whichever first occurs. The certificates may not be renewed, but an apprentice embalmer who
has not completed his or her term of apprenticeship at the time his or her certificate expires may
apply for reregistration upon compliance with Section 7661. The bureau may, when the
circumstances warrant, allow an apprentice credit under a reregistration for the time actually
served under a previous registration, but no reregistration shall have the effect of continuing the
term of apprenticeship beyond the period specified in Section 7666.
BPC 7665 - ✔️✔️All registered apprentice embalmers shall comply with the following
requirements during their period of apprenticeship:
(a) Shall file a report of apprenticeship as follows:
(1) On or before January 15 of each year covering the period of apprenticeship ending as of
December 31 preceding.
(2) Upon change of supervising embalmer or employer, or both.
(3) Upon completion of apprenticeship.
(4) Upon application for leave of absence for a period in excess of 15 days.
(5) Upon suspending apprenticeship to attend a mortuary science program.
(6) Upon application for reregistration after suspension or revocation of registration if a complete
report of previous registration has not been filed.
(b) The information contained in the report shall consist of a concise summary of the work done
by the apprentice during the period covered thereby, shall be verified by the apprentice and
certified to as correct by his or her supervising embalmer and employer. Upon request of the
bureau, each funeral director in whose establishment an apprenticeship is being, or has been,
served, and each embalmer under whose instruction or supervision an apprenticeship is being or
has been served, shall promptly file with the bureau a report or such other information as may be
requested relating to the apprenticeship. Failure to comply with the request is cause for
revocation by the bureau of the approval granted to the funeral director or embalmer for the
training of apprentices and is also a cause for disciplinary action against the funeral director or
embalmer.
BPC 7666 - ✔️✔️(a) The term of apprenticeship shall be two years. However, if an apprentice
after having served his or her apprenticeship fails to pass the examinations required for an
