470.015  Renewal of funeral director and embalmer licenses.--

(1)  The department shall renew a funeral director or embalmer license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee set by the board not to exceed $250. The board may prescribe by rule continuing education requirements of up to 12 classroom hours, in addition to a board-approved course on communicable diseases, for the renewal of a funeral director or embalmer license. The board may provide for the waiver of continuing education requirements in circumstances that would justify the waiver, such as hardship, disability, or illness. The continuing education requirement is not required after July 1, 1996, for a licensee who is over the age of 75 years if the licensee does not qualify as the sole person in charge of an establishment or facility.

(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.