Section 7-305 - Waiver of requirements.
§ 7-305. Waiver of requirements.
(a) Authorized.- Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board may waive the examination and apprenticeship requirements of § 7-303 of this subtitle and issue a mortician or funeral director license to an applicant who is licensed to practice mortuary science or funeral direction in any other state.
(b) Conditions.- The Board may grant a waiver under this subsection only if the applicant:
(1) Pays the license fee required by the Board under § 7-303 of this subtitle;
(2) Was a licensed mortician or funeral director in good standing in the other state;
(3) Serves an apprenticeship consisting of 1,000 hours; and
(4) Passes the Maryland State written examination administered by the Board.
(c) Reciprocity.- The Board may grant a waiver only if the state in which the applicant is licensed:
(1) Grants a similar waiver to licensees of this State; and
(2) Has standards for a mortician or funeral director license that are not lower than those of this State.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 352, 356; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 155; 1993, ch. 5, § 1; 1994, ch. 515; 2007, chs. 185, 186.]