Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-12-414 - Waiver of Continuing Education

A. The Board shall waive the continuing education requirements in R4-12-413 for a funeral director or an embalmer whose license or registration has been placed on inactive status or who was serving in the United States Armed Forces in time of war.

B. The Board may waive the continuing education requirements in R4-12-413 upon request and for good cause, which includes:

1. For an embalmer's assistant, that the embalmer's assistant:

a. Was serving in the United States Armed Forces in time of war, or

b. Has not practiced as an embalmer's assistant during the year in which continuing education is required;

2. That the funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer's assistant was prevented from completing continuing education due to extreme hardship, a disability, or a mental or physical illness; or

3. That the funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer's assistant was prevented from completing continuing education because of absence from the United States.

C. A funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer's assistant who is unable to complete the continuing education required in R4-12-413 may submit, before a renewal application is due or with a renewal application, a written request to the Board for a waiver from the continuing education required in R4-12-413 that contains:

1. The name, address, and telephone number of the licensee or registrant,

2. An explanation of why the licensee was unable to meet the Board's continuing education requirements that includes one of the reasons in subsection (A) or (B);

3. Any documents that support the explanation; and

4. The signature of the licensee or registrant.

D. The Board shall send written notice of approval or denial of the request for waiver within seven days of receipt of the request.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-12-414

Adopted effective February 8, 1991 (Supp. 91-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 681, effective April 3, 2004 (Supp. 04-1).