MI SB1221

Changes resident trainee requirement from 1 year to either 1 year (for applications before January 1, 2023) or 180 days (for applications on or after January 1, 2023).

Establishes continuing education requirement of at least 4 hours per year for mortuary science licensees beginning after October 31, 2023, with at least 2 hours annually focused on technical skills, ethics, grief counseling, health and safety, communicable diseases, best practices, state law, prepaid sales, and consumer protection.

Modifies educational requirements so applicants filing on or after January 1, 2023 must hold a baccalaureate degree or higher from a regionally or specially accredited institution, rather than completing a 3-year mortuary science program.

Allows funeral establishments to be owned by business entities and operated by an appointed manager (who must be licensed), replacing the previous requirement that owners be individually licensed practitioners.

Revises reciprocity provisions to accept practitioners who previously held valid mortuary science or dual funeral director/embalmer licenses in other states with at least 5 years of experience and completion of an accredited mortuary science program.