Any individual who has been issued a license, in accordance
with chapter 18.39 RCW, as a funeral director and/or embalmer having reached at
least the age of sixty-two and having discontinued active practice may be
eligible to obtain a "retired certificate of registration." If granted, further
certificate of registration renewal fees and continuing education are waived.
For the purpose of this provision, active practice has the same meaning as
funeral director and/or embalmer under
RCW
18.39.010(3) and (4).
(1) Applications. Those persons wishing to
obtain the status of a retired registration shall complete an application form,
as provided by the board. The retired status would become effective upon the
filing of a complete application.
(2) Privileges. In addition to the waiver of
the renewal fee and continuing education, a retired registrant is permitted to:
(a) Retain and display the board-issued wall
certificate of registration;
(b)
Use the title funeral director and/or embalmer, provided that it is
supplemented by the term "retired";
(c) Offer consultant services relative to
funeral directing and embalming;
(d) Provide references for persons seeking
licensure under 18.39 RCW;
(e)
Serve as a volunteer in an instructional capacity on funeral directing and/or
embalming topics; and
(f) Provide
services as a technical expert before a court, or in preparation for pending
litigation, on matters directly related to funeral directing and/or embalming
work performed by the registrant prior to being granted a retired
registration.
(3)
Restrictions. A retired registrant is not permitted to: Perform any duties of a
funeral director and/or embalmer on a full-time, part-time or occasional
basis.
(4) Certificate of
registration reinstatement. A retired registrant, upon written request to the
board and payment of the current renewal fee, may resume active practice as a
funeral director and/or embalmer. At that time, the retired registrant shall be
removed from retired status and placed on valid/active status in the records of
the board.
(5) Exemptions. Under no
circumstances shall a registrant be eligible for a retired certificate of
registration if their license(s) has been revoked, surrendered, or in any way
permanently terminated by the board under chapter 18.39 RCW. Registrants who
are suspended from practice and/or who are subject to terms of a board order at
the time they reach age sixty-two, shall not be eligible for a retired
registration until such time that the board has removed the restricting
conditions.
