A. Regular examinations shall be held at the discretion of the Board. Applicants for the examination shall be registered as either an apprentice embalmer or an apprentice funeral director, or both. If the applicant does not pass the examination during either the first three-year apprentice period or the second three-year apprenticeship period (if needed), then the applicant shall not be able to re-register as an apprentice for at least ninety (90) calendar days after the expiration of the second three-year apprenticeship period. If the applicant does not successfully pass the examination during a first, second, third, or fourth three-year apprenticeship period, then the applicant must register for another apprenticeship before he or she is eligible to take the examination.

B. Applicants for embalmer licenses shall take and pass both parts of the National Conference Exam and the ARLRR.

C. Applicants for a funeral director license shall be given a written examination on information contained in the Arkansas Laws, Rules and Regulations Manual and any other such subjects the Board deems necessary.

D. Applicants for a funeral director license shall be required to score a minimum of 75 percent on the ARLRR to successfully pass that examination. Once the applicant passes the examination and obtains six (6) hours of continuing education, he or she shall be entitled to receive, from the Board, a license to practice the business of funeral directing, provided all the other requirements have been met. If the applicant needs to take the examination more than once in order to receive a passing score, the examination may be taken once every thirty (30) days.

E. Applicants for an embalmer license shall be required to score a minimum of 75 percent on both parts of the National Conference Exam and a minimum of 75 percent on the ARLRR. Upon passing the examinations, the applicant shall be entitled to receive, from the Board, a license to practice the science of embalming, provided all the other requirements have been met. If the applicant needs to take the examination more than once in order to receive a passing score, the examination may be taken once every thirty (30) days.

F. All questions used on the ARLRR are the property of the Board.

G. An applicant may qualify to take the ARLRR at the completion of eighteen (18) months of his or her apprenticeship.

H. Graduates of an accredited mortuary school shall be immediately eligible to take the ARLRR.

I. Individuals who have successfully completed a funeral director and/or embalmer apprenticeship, who wish to become licensed as such, must apply for the license by submitting the forms and fee(s) required by the Board.