1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying reciprocal licensing requirements to practice mortuary 
1.3 	science;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 149A.30, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 149A.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Licensees of other states. The commissioner may issue a license to 
1.7 	practice mortuary science to a person who holds a current license or other credential from 
1.8 	another jurisdiction if the commissioner determines that the requirements for that license 
1.9 	or other credential are substantially similar to the requirements under this chapter. The 
1.10 	individual seeking reciprocal licensing must person:
1.11 	(1) attain attains (i) a passing score on the Minnesota state licensing examination and 
1.12 	(ii) a passing score on the National Board Examination administered by the International 
1.13 	Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards of the United States, Inc. or another 
1.14 	examination determined by the commissioner to adequately and accurately assess the 
1.15 	knowledge and skills required to practice mortuary science;
1.16 	(2) submit submits to the commissioner the documentation described in section 149A.20, 
1.17 	subdivision 7, clauses (1), (4), and (5); and
1.18 	(3) pay pays the appropriate licensing fee.;
1.19 	(4) submits to the commissioner (i) documentation that the person meets one of the 
1.20 	educational requirements in section 149A.20, subdivision 4, or (ii) documentation that the 
1.21 	person has been licensed or credentialed in another jurisdiction and practicing in that 
1.22 	jurisdiction at least 1,040 hours per year for at least five years, in a profession with authority 
2.1 	to perform the functions of a mortician, and a statement from the person affirming that 
2.2 	during that period the person was not subject to disciplinary action by the licensing or 
2.3 	credentialing body in that jurisdiction;
2.4 	(5) submits to the commissioner a statement from the person affirming that the person 
2.5 	has performed at least 25 services, completed at least 25 funeral arrangements, and performed 
2.6 	at least 25 embalming cases; and
2.7 	(6) submits to the commissioner documentation that the person has completed the 
2.8 	continuing education hours required in section 149A.40, subdivision 11, within the two-year 
2.9 	period prior to applying for licensure under this subdivision.
2.10 	When, in the determination of the commissioner, all of the requirements of this 
2.11 	subdivision have been met, the commissioner shall, based on all the information available, 
2.12 	grant or deny licensure. If the commissioner grants licensure, the applicant shall be notified 
2.13 	and the license shall issue and remain valid for a period prescribed on the license, but not 
2.14 	to exceed one calendar year from the date of issuance of the license. If the commissioner 
2.15 	denies licensure, the commissioner must notify the applicant, in writing, of the denial and 
2.16 	provide the specific reason for denial.