Section 1250.130  Requirements for Internship

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 done 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 paperwork;

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)         Making removals of deceased human bodies.

c)         The intern shall submit to the Division, on forms provided by the Division, a case report for each of the 24 funerals and 24 body preparations that are required in accordance with subsection (b).

1)         Twelve case reports shall be submitted every 3 months during the year of the apprenticeship.

2)         If the intern has not completed a total of 12 cases in the 3 month period, he or she shall submit the case reports for the cases completed and state the reason why he or she was unable to complete all 12 cases (e.g., lack of available cases, illness, change of ownership).

3)         All case reports shall be signed by the intern and the sponsor.

d)         The Division shall have the authority to investigate to determine compliance with this Section and to question the sponsor and the intern to determine whether the intern has been properly instructed and has performed the required procedures.

e)         An intern may serve his or her training period under more than one licensed funeral director and embalmer in the State of Illinois.  A change of employment application must be requested and properly executed, then returned to the Division within one month following the date of change of sponsorship.

f)          Upon completion of the required year of internship, the sponsor shall complete an affidavit, on forms supplied by the Division, stating that the intern has satisfactorily completed the appropriate procedures under his or her direction and supervision.

g)         Interns shall satisfactorily complete the prescribed one year of training as evidenced by the documentation required by subsection (c), and pass the National Board examination prior to licensure.  For the purpose of determining completion of the prescribed one year of internship, the internship shall commence on the date of the issuance of the intern license.

h)         If the license of a funeral director and embalmer intern cannot be renewed in accordance with Section 10-35 of the Code and the intern has not yet received a year of internship, he or she may reapply to the Division under the Code and this Part in effect at the time of reapplication.  No credit will be allowed for any examinations he or she may have previously passed or for any internship he or she may have previously earned.

i)          The provisions of this Section shall apply to all applicants upon adoption without regard to where an applicant is in the application process.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 13999, effective August 30, 2005)