Embalmer Intern Training Program. , Funeral Director Intern Training Program. , Concurrent Internships. , Intern Training Agencies.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
69K-18.001Embalmer Intern Training Program.
69K-18.002Funeral Director Intern Training Program.
69K-18.003Concurrent Internships.
69K-18.004Intern Training Agencies.
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 50 No. 152, August 5, 2024 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
69K-18.001 Embalmer Intern Training Program.
(1) Persons desiring licensure to become an intern embalmer shall apply for a license by completing Form DFS-N1-1708, “Application for Embalmer Intern License,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____. A one-hundred dollar ($100.00) nonrefundable application fee and an unlicensed activity fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall accompany the form. Such application shall demonstrate that the applicant for registration meets the requirements of Sections 497.368(1)(b)-(e), F.S. The completed application shall be filed with the Division at the address stated on the form.
(2) Embalmer internship training shall be received at an approved training agency under the direct supervision of a Florida licensed embalmer in good standing who shall certify by quarterly reports the training activities engaged in by the intern during the preceding calendar quarter.
(a) and (b) No change.
(c) To notify the Division of termination of supervision and/or change in supervisor, the intern must file Form DFS-N1-1734, Notice of Termination/Change of Supervisor and/or Location, effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____.
(3) through (6) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.370 FS. Law Implemented 497.140, 497.368, 497.370, 497.371 FS. History–New 11-11-79, Amended 7-28-80, 8-10-83, 10-16-85, Formerly 21J-18.01, Amended 12-11-88, 11-15-92, Formerly 21J-18.001, Amended 1-8-95, 7-14-99, Formerly 61G8-18.001, Amended 1-5-17, 2-20-19, _____.
69K-18.002 Funeral Director Intern Training Program.
(1) No change.
(2) APPLICATION FOR FUNERAL DIRECTOR INTERN LICENSE.
(a) Persons desiring licensure as a funeral director intern shall apply for such license by completing Form DFS-N1-1722, “Application for Funeral Director Intern License,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____, with a nonrefundable fee of $105. The application form shall be filed with the Division at the address stated on the form. The fee includes an application of $100 and an unlicensed activity fee of $5, which shall accompany the form.
(b) through (d) No change.
(3) ENROLLMENT IN COURSE OF STUDY WHILE INTERNING. This rule section implements Section 497.375(1)(b)2., F.S.
(a) through (d) No change.
(e) A funeral director intern licensed under Section 497.375(1)(b)2., F.S. F.A.C., shall during the internship remain continuously enrolled in, and attending as required by the college or university, the course of study indicated in their internship application (hereinafter in this rule section the “course of study”), until the course of study is successfully completed or the internship ends.
1. No change.
2. If an intern’s internship supervisor is notified by the intern they supervise, licensed under Section 497.375(1)(b)2., F.S. F.A.C., that the intern has, prior to successful completion of the course of study, ceased or been terminated from current enrollment in the course of study or has ceased attendance in the course of study, the supervisor shall immediately suspend all activities under the internship and within 20 calendar days shall complete and file with the Division Form DFS-N1-2040, “Report of Suspension of Intern’s Conditions of Internship,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____. If the supervisor receives information from a source the supervisor deems reliable, specifically asserting that the intern they supervise, licensed under Section 497.375(1)(b)2., F.S., has, prior to successful completion of the course of study, ceased or been terminated from current enrollment in the course of study or has ceased attendance in the course of study, the supervisor shall within 20 calendar days require the intern to provide the supervisor written proof from the school that the intern is currently enrolled in and attending the course of study, and if such proof is not received within 20 days of the supervisor’s request the supervisor shall immediately suspend all activities under the internship and within 5 business days shall complete and file with the Division Form a form DFS-N1-2040, “Report of Suspension of Intern’s Conditions of Internship.,” which is incorporated by reference in Rule 69K-1.001, F.A.C.
3. No change.
(4) IDENTIFICATION OF TRAINING AGENCY AND SUPERVISOR; CHANGES.
(a) through (d) No Change.
(e) To notify the Division of termination of supervision and/or change in supervisor, the intern must file Form DFS-N1-1734, Notice of Termination/Change of Supervisor and/or Location, which is incorporated by reference in paragraph 69K-18.001(2)(c).
(e) renumbered (f) No change.
(5) No change.
(6) RENEWAL OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR INTERNSHIP TO CONTINUE COURSE OF STUDY.
(a) through (b) No change.
(c) An intern whose internship license was applied for and granted under Section 497.375(1)(b)2., F.S., may apply to renew the internship by filing with the Division a completed Form DFS-N1-2036, “Application to Renew Funeral Director Internship to Continue Course of Study,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $105. The fee includes an application fee of $100 and an unlicensed activity fee of $5.
(d) through (i) No change.
(7) RENEWAL OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR INTERNSHIP DUE TO ILLNESS, INJURY, HARDSHIP, OR AWAITING EXAM RESULTS.
(a) No change.
(b) An intern seeking to renew the internship pursuant to Section 497.375(4)(c), F.S., shall apply to renew the internship by filing with the Division a completed Form DFS-N1-2037, “Application to Renew Internship Due to Illness, Injury, Hardship, or Awaiting Exam Results,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $105. The fee includes an application fee of $100 and an unlicensed activity fee of $5.
(c) through (f) No change.
(8) SUPERVISION – SHIFT FROM DIRECT TO GENERAL SUPERVISION.
(a) through (c) No change.
(d) An intern under Section 497.375(1)(b)2.b., F.S., desiring to change to general supervision, shall submit a completed Form DFS-N1-2039, “Certification for General Supervision of Intern,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____. The certification shall be signed by the funeral director in charge (FDIC) of the training agency where the intern is receiving training, to certify that in the FDIC’s opinion the intern is competent to complete the internship under general supervision.
(e) No Change.
(9) TRAINING REPORTS.
(a) An intern’s internship supervisor shall prepare and file training reports concerning the intern’s performance, on a calendar quarter basis, throughout the internship, including any renewal of the internship, and whether the intern is performing under direct or general supervision. The reports shall be filed with the Division on Form DFS-N1-1747, “Supervisor’s Quarterly Report of Apprentice or Intern Training,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____.
(b) through (e) No change.
(10) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103(5)(b), 497.103(2)(c), (g), 497.375(2), 497.141(2), (4), (12)(g) FS. Law Implemented 497.140, 497.141, 497.147, 497.373, 497.375 FS. History–New 11-11-79, Amended 6-4-80, 8-10-83, Formerly 21J-18.02, Amended 12-11-88, 11-15-92, Formerly 21J-18.002, Amended 1-8-95, 7-14-99, Formerly 61G8-18.002, Amended 8-13-12, 1-5-17, 2-20-19, _____.
The language on the Report of Suspension of Intern's Conditions of Internship, Form DFS-N1-2040, is amended as follows:
SECTION 1 and 2 No change.
SECTION 3. ATTESTATION
I have received information that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, indicates that the intern named above has not completed the course of study they are supposed to be attending pursuant to Section 497.375, F.S., and said intern is either no longer currently enrolled in the course of study or have ceased attending the course of study.
Pursuant to section 497.159, F.S., the act of knowingly giving false information in the course of applying for or obtaining a license, with intent to mislead the board or a public employee in the performance of her or his official duties, or the act of attempting to obtain or obtaining a license by knowingly misleading statements or knowing misrepresentations, constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, F.S. Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing report and that the facts stated in it are true to the best of my belief.
Signature of Supervisor or FDIC Date License #
69K-18.003 Concurrent Internships.
(1) No change.
(2) GENERAL – An applicant for concurrent internship must meet all the separate requirements for the funeral director internship, and the embalmer internship. An applicant for concurrent internship shall complete and file with the Division Form DFS-N1-1732, “Application for Concurrent Intern License,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or https://www.flrules.org/gateway/_____. Unless exempt, the application shall be accompanied by payment of the application fee specified on the form. The application fee is nonrefundable.
(3) through (6) No change.
(7) To notify the Division of termination of supervision and/or change in supervisor, the intern must file Form DFS-N1-1734, Notice of Termination/Change of Supervisor and/or Location, which is incorporated by reference in paragraph 69K-18.001(2)(c).
Rulemaking Authority 497.103(2)(c), 497.103(5), 497.141(2) and (12)(g), 497.370(3), 497.375(2), 497.377 FS. Law Implemented 497.368, 497.370, 497.373, 497.375, 497.377 FS. History–New 11-11-79, Formerly 21J-18.03, 21J-18.003, 61G8-18.003, Amended 7-17-12, 2-20-19, _____.
69K-18.004 Intern Training Agencies.
(1) No change.
(2) To register as an intern training agency, the funeral establishment, Funeral establishments desiring to become registered as an intern training agency pursuant to Ssections 497.370 and 497.375, F.S., shall submit an application for such approval to the Division on Form DFS-N1-1749, “Registration as a Training Agency,” effective MM/YY, which is incorporated by reference and available on the Department’s website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/funeralcemetery/ or http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/_______.
(3) through (7) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.370, 497.375 FS. Law Implemented 497.370, 497.375 FS. History–New 11-11-79, Formerly 21J-18.04, Amended 5-24-89, 5-19-91, Formerly 21J-18.004, 61G8-18.004, Amended 3-16-17, 12-21-23, _____.
