Embalmer Educational Requirements—Apprenticeships; HB 2262
HB 2262 amends educational requirements for embalmers, allowing students to
complete 6 months of a required 12-month apprenticeship before enrolling in a mortuary
science school.
Previously, an applicant for a license to practice embalming would complete a 12-month
apprenticeship after graduation from a school of mortuary science. The bill authorizes an
applicant for a license to practice embalming to complete the 12-month apprenticeship as either
a:
●Full apprenticeship, with all 12 months being served after graduation from a
school of mortuary science; or
●Split apprenticeship, with the 12-month period being split into 2 continuous 6-
month periods. The bill requires the first 6-month period to be completed within
12 months prior to the individual’s enrollment in the school of mortuary science,
and the remaining 6 months after graduation.
An applicant completing a split apprenticeship must submit an examination approved by
the Board of Mortuary Arts to be eligible for the second six-month period of the apprenticeship.
Apprentice embalmers pursuing a split apprenticeship are required to practice under the direct
personal supervision of a licensed embalmer for the first six months of their apprenticeship.
Kansas Legislative Research Department 1 2023 Summary of Legislation