Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 295-15-.07 - Georgia State Board of Funeral Service

1. A funeral director or embalmer who holds a current license and who will not practice funeral directing or embalming in Georgia may apply for inactive status by completing an Application for inactive status and submitting the appropriate fee to the Board. An embalmer or funeral director shall not practice embalming or funeral directing in the State of Georgia while that license is on Inactive Status.

2. In order to be placed on inactive status, the license must be in good standing and the licensee must show that he/she has met continuing education hours, which will be required at their next renewal.

3. A funeral director or embalmer who wishes to reactivate an inactive status license must submit to the Board an Application to Reactivate, appropriate fee, and documentation of continuing education.

a. If the request to reactivate is received more than two (2) years but less than four (4) years from the date on which inactive status was approved, the licensee must document five (5) continuing education hours.

b. If the request to reactivate is received four (4) or more years after the date on which inactive status was approved, the licensee must document ten (10) continuing education hours and take and pass the State Laws and Rules Examination, notwithstanding the fact that they may have passed the Laws and Rules Examination on a prior date.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 295-15-.07

O.C.G.A. § 43-1-22.

Original Rule entitled "Georgia State Board of Funeral Service." F. May 6, 2022; eff. May 26, 2022. Note: Correction of typographical error, the version of the Rule filed on May 6, 2022, inadvertently omitted text in subparagraph 3.(b) after "...notwithstanding" (i.e., the fact that they may have passed the Laws and Rules Examination on a prior date.). The correct Rule, as originally promulgated and adopted, was updated on the Rules and Regulations website as of July 5, 2022; the original filed and effective dates were retained, as specified by the Board. Effective July 5, 2022.