21 NCAC 34B .0202          APPLICATIONS

(a)  Applicants to take the examination administered by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, Inc. ("ICFSEB") for a license shall apply for examination registration through the ICFSEB website, available at https://theconferenceonline.org/apply-now/.

(b)  Applicants must submit an Exam Eligibility Form to the Board contemporaneously with their application for examination registration as set forth in Paragraph (a) of this Rule. All Exam Eligibility Forms shall include:

(1)           The applicant's full name, residential address, phone number, and email address;

(2)           The license type for which the applicant is seeking eligibility;

(3)           The name of each college or university attended by the applicant, the dates of attendance, and the graduation date and degree(s) obtained, if any; and

(4)           Whether the applicant has requested that a certified transcript from each college or university attended by the applicant be sent to the Board and, if so, the date on which the applicant ordered the transcript.

(c)  Applications for licensure as a funeral service licensee, embalmer, or funeral director shall be made on applications available on the Board's website at ncbfs.org. Applications not completed within ninety (90) days following submission to the Board shall be denied. All applications for such licensure shall contain the following:

(1)           The applicant's full name, date of birth, place of birth, sex, and social security number;

(2)           The applicant's email address, residential address, mailing address, and phone number(s);

(3)           The name and address of the applicant's current employer and past employers over the three years preceding the application, to include the dates of employment and nature of the work performed by the applicant;

(4)           Whether the applicant is applying for a funeral service license, a funeral director license, or embalmer license;

(5)           The name of each college or university attended by the applicant, the dates of attendance, and the graduation date and degree(s) obtained, if any;

(6)           A certified transcript from each college or university at which the applicant attended courses toward his or her attainment of the educational degree required for the type of license sought, as set forth in G.S. 90-210.25(a)(1), (2), (3);

(7)           Official score reports showing passage of the required examination for the type of licensure sought pursuant to G.S. 90-210.25(a)(1), (2), (3) that are provided to the Board by the examination testing provider;

(8)           Whether the applicant has ever been certified, licensed, or registered to practice funeral service by the Board or by another occupational licensing board and, if so, the type of credential, the jurisdiction of issuance, the issuance date, the expiration date, and any examinations taken to obtain the credential;

(9)           Whether the applicant has been denied a credential in another state and, if so, the jurisdiction and the reason for the denial of the credential;

(10)         Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor crime and, if so, a statement providing the jurisdiction, charge, date of disposition, and sentence imposed of each conviction;

(11)         Whether the applicant has any criminal charges currently pending and, if so, the nature of the charge and the jurisdiction in which the charge is pending;

(12)         Whether the applicant has had an occupational or business license suspended or revoked by any local, state, or federal agency and, if so, a statement providing the reason for the action and the date, location, and circumstances of any violation that led to action against the license;

(13)         Whether any court, board, agency, or professional organization has found the applicant guilty of misconduct, unprofessional conduct, dishonest or fraudulent practice, or incompetent practice and, if so, the tribunal and the date of the finding;

(14)         Whether the applicant has any charges pending before any court, board, agency, or professional organization for unprofessional conduct, dishonest or fraudulent practice, or incompetent practice and, if so, the tribunal in which the charge is pending;

(15)         Whether, within the preceding two years, the applicant has been the subject of any investigation for employee misclassification and, if so, the results of the investigation;

(16)         The applicant's notarized signature to certify that:

(A)          he or she has prepared and read the application;

(B)          the information provided in the application is true;

(C)          the applicant has read and understands the public notice statement on employee misclassification that is set forth in the application and has disclosed any investigations for employee misclassification, and its results, over the preceding two year period, as prescribed by G.S. 143-789; and

(D)          he or she understands that any credential issued shall be governed by the provisions of Article 13A, Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes and the rules promulgated by the Board; and

(17)         The application fee, as prescribed by G.S. 90-210.28 and 21 NCAC 34A .0201. If the application fee is dishonored by the licensee's drawee bank for any reason, the Board shall suspend the license until the renewal fees and non-sufficient fund charges are paid.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑210.23(a); 90‑210.25(a)(1),(2), (3); 143-789;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. September 27, 1977;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2009; October 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2026.