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149A.40 RENEWAL OF LICENSE TO PRACTICE MORTUARY SCIENCE.
    Subdivision 1. Renewal request. All licenses to practice mortuary science issued by the
commissioner expire on December 31 of the calendar year in which the license is issued and
must be renewed to remain valid.
    Subd. 2. Limited license; funeral director only. Any person who held a funeral director
only license on July 31, 1957, may renew the license under this section. Individuals practicing
under a funeral director only license issued under this subdivision are prohibited from engaging in
the practice of embalming a dead human body.
    Subd. 3. Renewal procedure and documentation. Licensees who wish to renew their
licenses must submit to the commissioner a completed renewal application and the renewal fee
no later than December 31 of the year in which the license was issued. A completed renewal
application includes:
(1) a completed renewal application form, as provided by the commissioner; and
(2) the appropriate renewal licensing fee.
Upon receipt of the completed renewal application and appropriate fee, the commissioner
shall review and verify all information. Upon completion of the verification process and resolution
of any deficiencies in the renewal application information, the commissioner shall make a
determination, based on all the information available, to reissue or refuse to reissue the license. If
the commissioner's determination is to reissue the license, the applicant shall be notified and the
license shall issue and remain valid for a period prescribed on the license, but not to exceed one
calendar year from the date of issuance of the license. If the commissioner's determination is to
refuse to reissue the license, section 149A.09, subdivision 2, applies.
    Subd. 4. Penalty for late filing. Renewal applications received after the expiration date of a
license shall result in the assessment of a late filing penalty. The late filing penalty must be paid
before the reissuance of the license and received by the commissioner no later than 31 calendar
days after the expiration date of the license.
    Subd. 5. Lapse of license. A license to practice mortuary science shall automatically lapse
when a completed renewal application and renewal fee are not received by the commissioner
within 31 calendar days after the expiration date of a license or a late filing penalty assessed under
subdivision 4 is not received by the commissioner within 31 calendar days after the expiration of
a license.
    Subd. 6. Effect of lapse of license. Upon the lapse of a license, the person to whom
the license was issued is no longer licensed to practice mortuary science in Minnesota. The
commissioner shall issue a cease and desist order to prevent the individual from engaging in the
practice of mortuary science in Minnesota and may pursue any additional lawful remedies as
justified by the case.
    Subd. 7. Restoration of lapsed license. The commissioner may restore a lapsed license
upon receipt and review of a completed renewal application, renewal fee, and late filing penalty,
provided that the receipt is made within one calendar year from the expiration date of the lapsed
license and the person has not violated the cease and desist order issued by the commissioner.
If a lapsed license is not restored within one calendar year from the expiration date of the
lapsed license, the person to whom the lapsed license was issued cannot be relicensed until
the requirements in section 149A.20 are met.
    Subd. 8. Renewal fees. The renewal fees shall be paid to the commissioner of finance, state of
Minnesota, and shall be credited to the state government special revenue fund in the state treasury.
    Subd. 9. Reporting changes in license information. Any change of license information
must be reported to the commissioner, on forms provided by the commissioner, no later than 30
calendar days after the change occurs. Failure to report changes is grounds for disciplinary action.
    Subd. 10. Application information. All information submitted to the commissioner by an
applicant for renewal of licensure to practice mortuary science is classified as licensing data
under section 13.41, subdivision 2, with the exception of the name and address of the applicant.
Upon reissuance of a license to practice mortuary science, all application information becomes
licensing data under section 13.41, subdivision 4.
    Subd. 11. Continuing education. The commissioner may, upon presentation of an
appropriate program of continuing education developed by the Minnesota Funeral Directors
Association, require continuing education hours for renewal of a license to practice mortuary
science.
History: 1997 c 215 s 18; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50

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