Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, § 1250.130 - Internship Requirements
a) A
licensed funeral director and embalmer who agrees to sponsor an intern shall be
responsible for teaching the intern the practical aspects of the profession,
for demonstrating actual procedures and for directing and supervising the
procedures performed by the intern.
b) The intern shall be given primary
responsibility for:
1) Assisting or
participating in the arrangement of at least 24 funerals, including completing
the necessary documentation;
2)
Assisting in the arrangement of a selection room, including buying, pricing,
providing a description of each casket and other pertinent
information;
3) Assisting in the
preparation and embalming of at least 24 deceased human bodies, including
cosmetic application, dressing and casketing. If possible, at least one of the
bodies should have been autopsied; and
4) Removals of deceased human
bodies.
c) The intern
shall submit a case report, on forms provided by the Division, for each of the
required 24 funerals and 24 body preparations set forth in subsection (b).
1) 12 case reports shall be submitted every 3
months during the 12-month internship.
2) If the intern has not completed a total of
12 cases in the 3-month period or submitted case reports more than a quarter
late, the intern shall submit the case reports for the cases completed and
state the reason why the intern was unable to complete all 12 cases or why case
reports were late (e.g., lack of available cases, illness, change of
ownership).
3) All case reports
shall be signed by the intern and the licensed funeral director and embalmer
sponsor.
d) The Division
has the authority to investigate and question the sponsor and the intern to
determine compliance with this Section.
e) An intern may complete the internship
under more than one licensed funeral director and embalmer and must complete a
change of sponsor application, on forms provided by the Division, within one
month after the change.
f) Upon
completion of the 12 months of internship, the sponsor shall complete an
affidavit, on forms provided by the Division, stating that the intern has
satisfactorily completed the appropriate procedures under the sponsor's
direction and supervision.
g) If a
funeral director and embalmer intern licensee has not yet completed the
12-month internship or passed the examination within two sequential renewals,
the intern shall reapply to the Division under the Code and this Part. No
credit will be allowed for any examinations the intern previously passed or for
any internship the intern previously earned. An intern who has renewed twice
shall not reapply for an intern license until passing the examination set forth
in Section
1250.140.
h) If, at the time of application for a
funeral director and embalmer license, more than 5 years have lapsed since the
completion of the intern's 12-month internship, the applicant shall be required
to complete additional education or case reports as determined by the
Division.
Notes
Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 13999, effective August 30, 2005
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