Student Guide

STUDENT GUIDE

The Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts requires that certain information and forms be completed for pre registration, registration, apprenticeship and licensure with the Board. These requirements are set forth in Kansas laws, rules, regulations and statutes. Individuals can enter the embalming profession in Kansas by graduating from an accredited junior college, mortuary school or university earning a minimum of an Associate in Arts Degree in Mortuary Science.

The following outline has been prepared for the future embalmer in order to comply with Kansas requirements:

Requirements	Board Fees/Charges
1. Certificate of Preregistration and Placement (form provided) when enrolling in mortuary school. Pre-registration allows students to work in a Kansas preparation room under the direct personal supervision of a Kansas licensed embalmer while serving practicum during mortuary school education--ONLY!!!. It is necessary to register with the board and pay the $100 registration fee (see #3 below) following completion of practicum courses if you wish to continue working in a Kansas preparation room. Pre-registration is not valid following completion of the mortuary school practicum program.	No Fee
2. High School Transcript--to accompany pre-registration papers	No Fee
3. Certificate of Registration--to be submitted PRIOR to taking the national examination. As has been explained with #1 above it is necessary to register with the board following completion of practicum if you wish to continue working in a Kansas preparation room under the direct personal supervision of a Kansas licensed embalmer prior to serving an apprenticeship. This is important if you are immediately unsuccessful in passing the embalmer examination. Registration is valid for a maximum of two years.	$100.00
4. Final college transcript--indicating a minimum of an Associated in Arts degree in mortuary science.	No Fee
5. Passing the national embalmer examination. Be sure and have the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards mail the Kansas Board a copy of your examination results. See #3 above in regards to the ability to work in a Kansas preparation room under the direct personal supervision of a licensed Kansas embalmer in the time frame following completion of the practicum program until passing the national examination.
6. Completion of Embalming Apprentice Application following passing the national embalmer examination (Note: Apprentice time does not begin until the day the application is received by the Board office.) The embalming apprenticeship must be completed within two-years of passing the national examination or it will be necessary to retake the examination in order to begin re-serving the apprenticeship from the beginning.	No Fee
7. Once the Embalming Apprentice Application has been submitted to the board, the apprentice embalmer and supervising licensed embalmer will receive a "Packet" containing reports to be completed each quarter.	No Fee
8. Quarterly Progress Reports from the apprentice embalmer and licensee to be filed with the board.	No Fee
9. Certificate of Practical Training--(must be completed and returned before licensure with the board) (form will be provided at the end of the apprenticeship.)	No Fee
10. Application for Embalmer's License.	No Fee
11. Successful Apprentice Interview for licensure with the Board and completion of one (1) year apprenticeship.	No Fee
12. Licensure	Pro-Rated Fee--currently $168 for a two year renewal.

Assistant funeral director licensure (which is the funeral director apprenticeship program) may run concurrently with the embalmer apprenticeship, but you must apply on a separate assistant funeral director application with payment of a required fee. It is not automatic at the time you register as a student embalmer. Current assistant funeral director applications are $150.00 (application fee) and $180.00 (renewal depending on your surname) for a two year renewal (maximum total $330.00). Remaining assistant funeral director renewal monies will be credited towards your funeral director license. The $150 application fee will not be credited toward the funeral director license.

NOTE: Please note that the pre-registration and placement applications should be submitted to our agency prior to serving a college practicum. You must be pre-registered in order to work in a Kansas preparation room while attending mortuary school. Anyone serving a mortuary school practicum at a Kansas funeral home must pre-register in order to work in the preparation room. You must register with the board prior to taking the national examination. During the time after graduating from mortuary school and up until Passing the national examination (which must occur within 2 years of graduating from mortuary school) you must be registered with the board in order to work in a Kansas preparation room under the personal supervision of a Kansas licensed embalmer.

All pre-registered and registered students can only work under the DIRECT PERSONAL SUPERVISION of a licensed Kansas embalmer while in the preparation room. Once you have submitted those two (2) applications, you will be issued a pre-registration certificate. This certificate should be obtained prior to serving your practicum at a Kansas funeral home while enrolled at mortuary school. Any questions should be directed to:

Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
700 SW Jackson St., Suite #904
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3733
Telephone: (785) 296-3980
8:00 -- 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts - phone:(785)-296-3980 - fax:(785)296-0891