Licensure by Military Experience; Funeral Directors, Embalmers, and Direct Disposers; Licensure Renewals of Spouses of Armed Forces Members
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
69K-25.0025Licensure by Military Experience; Funeral Directors, Embalmers, and Direct Disposers; Licensure Renewals of Spouses of Armed Forces Members
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. 44 No. 222, November 14, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The Board originally published a Notice of Change in Vol. 45, No. 11, of the January 16, 2019, issue of the Florida Administrative Register. Following publication of the Notice of Change, additional concerns were raised by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. Based upon those concerns, the Board, at its meeting held on March 7, 2019, voted to change the rule. The changes are as follows:
69K-25.0025 Licensure by Military Experience; Funeral Directors, Embalmers, and Direct Disposers; Licensure Renewals of Spouses of Armed Forces Members.
(1) A member of the United States Armed Forces and a veteran of the United States Armed Forces whose appointed duties in the military is/was to act as a mortician or mortuary specialist, is eligible for licensure as a funeral director if the following are submitted:
(a) through (d) No change.
(e) A copy of a military identification card, military dependent identification card, military service record, military personnel file, veteran record, discharge paper, or separation document that indicates such member is currently in good standing or such veteran was honorably discharged.
(2) A member of the United States Armed Forces and a veteran of the United States Armed Forces whose appointed duties in the military is/was to act as a mortician or mortuary specialist, is eligible for licensure as an embalmer if the following are submitted:
(a) though (e) No change.
(f) A copy of a military identification card, military dependent identification card, military service record, military personnel file, veteran record, discharge paper, or separation document that indicates such member is currently in good standing or such veteran was honorably discharged.
(3) through (4) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.168, 497.393, 497.602(4) FS. Law Implemented 497.168, 497.393, 497.602(4) FS. History–New _________.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Ellen Simon, Assistant Director, Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, Department of Financial Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0361, (850)413-4985, Ellen Simon@MyfloridaCFO.com.
