(1) Upon submission of a completed application containing the affirmations in (2) and (3) of this rule and payment of the proper license fee, the board staff may issue a license to a person if, at the time of application:

(a) the applicant holds a current, active license in good standing in another state to practice under a funeral services scope of practice recognized in Montana;

(b) the applicant has a license based on standards in another state whose standards at the time of application to this state are substantially equivalent to Montana standards; and

(c) there is no reason to deny the license under 37-1-137 and 37-1-316, MCA, or board rules defining unprofessional conduct, or for staff to determine the application to be nonroutine.

(2) As provided by 37-1-304, MCA, the applicant shall affirm whether the applicant has requested verification of the applicant's current license or licenses in good standing to be sent directly to the board office from all other states in which the licensee holds or has ever held any type of professional or occupational license.

(3) The applicant shall affirm whether the applicant has been actively engaged in the practice during the period of licensure in another state. If not actively engaged in practice as a mortician in five of the last seven years from the date of the application, the applicant must provide proof of successful completion of the national examination on a date within five years prior to the date of application, sent directly from the Conference to the board office.

(4) All applicants for licensure under this rule must pass the Montana jurisprudence examination.