R156-9-402. Duties and Responsibilities of a Funeral Service Director in Supervision of Funeral Service Interns, Preneed Funeral Arrangement Sales Agents and Unlicensed Staff

The duties and responsibilities of a supervising funeral service director include:

(1) being professionally responsible for the acts and practices of the supervisee;

(2) being engaged in a relationship with the supervisee in which the supervisor is independent from control by the supervisee and in which the ability of the supervisor to supervise and direct the practice of the supervisee is not compromised;

(3) being available for advice, consultation, and direction consistent with the standards and ethics of the profession and the requirements suggested by the total circumstances including the supervisee's level of training;

(4) monitoring the performance of the supervisee for compliance with laws, standards, and ethics applicable to the funeral service profession, including the Utah Vital Statistics Rules of the Utah Department of Health;

(5) submitting appropriate documentation to the Division with respect to all work completed by the funeral service intern evidencing the performance of the supervisee during the period of supervised training, including the supervisor's evaluation of the supervisee's competence in the practice of the funeral service profession. This report shall be submitted to the Division within 30 days after the supervisor-supervisee relationship is terminated or within 30 days after the supervisee has completed 2000 hours of supervised experience in a period exceeding one year, performed 50 embalmings, and has satisfactorily completed all the duties and functions of an intern throughout the entire internship period;

(6) supervising not more than one funeral service intern at any given time unless approved by the Board and Division;

(7) being physically present and directly supervising, or ensuring that another funeral director directly supervises all duties and functions completed by a funeral service intern throughout the entire internship period;

(8) being responsible for and signing all preneed and at need funeral contracts sold by persons under supervision;

(9) assuring each supervisee is appropriately licensed as a funeral service intern or preneed funeral arrangement sales agent prior to beginning the supervision;

(10) notifying the Division of beginning or ending of association or employment of a preneed sales agent with the funeral service establishment within ten days. Notification shall be made on forms provided by the Division; and

(11) assuring that the supervision requirements are met as required in Section 58-9-307.