21 NCAC 34B .0211          NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATE

(a)  Pursuant to G.S. 90-210.25(a)(5), a National Board Certificate for Arts, certifying the successful completion of the National Board Examination for Arts of the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards Inc., is the equivalent of the Board's entry-level examination in funeral directing.

(b)  Pursuant to G.S. 90-210.25(a)(5), a National Board Certificate for Sciences, certifying the successful completion of the National Board Examination for Sciences of the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards Inc., is the equivalent of that portion of the Board's examination on the topics of embalming, restorative arts, chemistry, pathology, microbiology, and anatomy.

(c)  National Board Certificates shall be accepted for three years from the date of issue for eligibility toward licenses issued under G.S. 90-210.25(a)(1), (2), or (3).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑210.23(a); 90‑210.25(a)(5);

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. September 27, 1977;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2009; November 1, 2004; September 1, 1979.

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

Amended Eff. April 1, 2024.