65-1721. Qualifications; persons from other states; examination.

65-1721

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 17.--REGULATION OF EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS

      65-1721.   Qualifications; persons from other states; examination.(a) The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of the feesherein provided for, issue licenses to funeraldirectors residing in other states who are funeral directors in goodstanding in their own states, and whose methods of transacting businessdo not, in the opinion of the board, violate any of the laws of Kansasor the rules and regulations of the board.

      (b)   If a funeral director from another state desires to locate andengage in that business in this state, the funeral director shall not berequired to serve one year as a licensed assistant funeral director in thisstate if the funeral director is favorably recommended in writing by thelicense board of the state of the funeral director's previous residence,and if the funeral director has had at least one full year of actualexperience as a funeral director in that state, and if the state of thefuneral director's previous residence has educational requirements for funeraldirectors equal to or greater than those in Kansas orthe funeral director individually meets the Kansas educational requirementseven though the state of the funeral director's previous residence haseducational requirements for funeral directors which are not equal to orgreater than those in Kansas. Such person shall pay the same fees asrequired of other applicants in this state.

      (c)   The board may administer a written or oral examination to a funeraldirector from another state on the statutes, rules and regulations thatgovern funeral directing in this state.

      History:   L. 1935, ch. 234, § 9; L. 1941, ch. 297, § 21; L. 1982,ch. 264, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 237, § 3; July 1.