South Dakota funeral service trainees and funeral directors will face stricter supervision rules and higher licensing fees. Trainees must now be enrolled in or have completed an accredited mortuary science program (not just have a high school diploma), and sponsors must have five consecutive years of experience with no disciplinary action in the past five years. Sponsors must be physically present for a trainee's first five embalming cases, then only need to be immediately available; trainees have five years to apply for a license after completing their one-year apprenticeship or must repeat it. Licensing fees are increasing: funeral director application and renewal fees jump from $225 to $325, and funeral establishment application and renewal fees rise from $350 to $450.
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Clarifies trainee program requirements and supervision requirements and updates licensure fees for funeral service licensees and funeral establishments.
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