SECTION 203.6. Provisional License Case and Reporting Requirements

(a) Forty five (45) cases are required for the provisional funeral director license program, at least 10 of which must be complete cases. A complete funeral directing case consists of all major actions from the time of first call through interment or other disposition of the body.

(b) Forty five (45) cases are required for the provisional embalmer license program, at least 10 of which must be complete cases. A complete embalming requires the provisional embalmer to handle all major actions included in §203.32 of this title performed on a particular body.

(c) It is the responsibility of the Funeral Director in Charge or the Embalmer in Charge, whichever is applicable, and the provisional licensee to schedule case work sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the provisional program.

(d) Each case on a case report form shall be certified by the licensee under whom the provisional licensee performed the work. Both the supervising licensee and the provisional licensee are subject to disciplinary action if the information submitted to the Commission is not true and accurate.

(e) The provisional licensee must file with the Funeral Director in Charge or the Embalmer in Charge, whichever is applicable, a report outlining the number of cases performed and the name of the funeral director or embalmer under whom the cases were supervised. If a provisional licensee adds/moves to a new funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility, a separate case report form must be started. If a Funeral Director in Charge or the Embalmer in Charge changes, a separate case report form must be started. All signed case report forms accumulated during the provisional period may be used to verify the total number of cases performed.

(f) Provisional licensees shall retain copies of all case report forms with supporting documentation for two years from the completion date of the provisional program.

(g) Of the 45 required cases, a provisional license holder may include up to 10 cases performed at an accredited mortuary college whether or not the person held a provisional license at the time the cases were performed and if the college certifies to the Commission that the cases were successfully completed.

(h) Case Reporting for Military Provisional Licensees

(1) This subsection applies to an applicant who is military service member or military veteran as defined by Occupations Code Chapter 55 and does not have an unacceptable criminal history as defined by §203.16(h) of this title.

(2) The Commission shall credit verified military service or training of the applicant described under paragraph (1) of this subsection toward the requirements outlined under this section.

(3) A Joint Services Transcript, or comparable document issued by the United States military, is required to verify military training or education.

Source Note: The provisions of this §203.6 adopted to be effective October 18, 2015, 40 TexReg 7065