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65-1721.Qualifications; persons from other states; examination. (a) The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of the fees herein provided for, issue licenses to funeral directors residing in other states who are funeral directors in good standing in their own states, and whose methods of transacting business do not, in the opinion of the board, violate any of the laws of Kansas or the rules and regulations of the board.

(b) If a funeral director from another state desires to locate and engage in that business in this state, the funeral director shall not be required to serve one year as a licensed assistant funeral director in this state if the funeral director is favorably recommended in writing by the license board of the state of the funeral director's previous residence, and if the funeral director has had at least one full year of actual experience as a funeral director in that state, and if the state of the funeral director's previous residence has educational requirements for funeral directors equal to or greater than those in Kansas or the funeral director individually meets the Kansas educational requirements even though the state of the funeral director's previous residence has educational requirements for funeral directors which are not equal to or greater than those in Kansas. Such person shall pay the same fees as required of other applicants in this state.

(c) The board may administer a written or oral examination to a funeral director from another state on the statutes, rules and regulations that govern funeral directing in this state.

History: L. 1935, ch. 234, § 9; L. 1941, ch. 297, § 21; L. 1982, ch. 264, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 237, § 3; July 1.



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