D.C. Code § 3-421: Services requiring immediate supervision by a funeral director.

An apprentice funeral director shall not perform the following services unless he or she is under the immediate supervision of a licensed funeral director:

(1)

The handling, preparation, or embalming of human remains;

(2)

The removal or transport of human remains;

(3)

Conducting or directing a funeral; or

(4)

Advising consumers making arrangements for the care and disposition of human remains, including arrangements made prior to the death of a person.