S.C. Code Regs. 57-09. Provisions for Biennial Renewal of Licenses and Reactivation of Expired Licenses

(A) All licenses and renewals expire on the thirtieth (30th) day of June unless sooner revoked or canceled. No license may be issued or renewed for a period exceeding two (2) years.

(B) All applications for renewal shall be filed with the Board within thirty (30) days prior to or within thirty (30) days following June thirtieth (30th) each even year. Renewal applications must be accompanied by the renewal fee prescribed by the Board and, if applicable, the required number of continuing education credits. Licensees who have not properly renewed their licenses for failure to complete the required continuing education credits and/or failure to submit the appropriate renewal fee must apply for late renewal during a six (6) month penalty period following the expiration date. Late renewal applications must be accompanied by documentation, if applicable, indicating completion of the required continuing education credits as specified in Reg. 57-11 and a fee equal to the annual renewal fee plus a penalty as described in Reg. 57-12.

(C) An embalmer or funeral director whose license has been expired for less than five (5) years may reactivate the license by applying to the Board, submitting the required fees, and demonstrating evidence satisfactory to the Board, on a form approved by the Board, of the requisite continuing education hours for each year during which the license was expired. In such cases, the Board may require supervised experience as a condition of reactivation.

(D) An embalmer or funeral director whose license has been expired for more than five (5) years must reapply and meet all of the requirements, including re-examination, at the time of application, for licensure.

(E) Applicants for reactivation must submit a notarized affidavit certifying that he or she has not been engaged in the practice of embalming or funeral directing in this State during the period the license was not in a current status.