{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-33.2-26","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-33.2-26","heading":"Licensure by endorsement.","body":"Any funeral director/embalmer who is currently licensed in good standing in another state may be licensed by endorsement in Rhode Island. Every funeral director/embalmer seeking such licensure must also be a graduate of a mortuary college, must have passed the funeral director and embalmer portions of the written examination of the national board. Furthermore, every funeral director/embalmer must comply with all requirements of chapter 5-33 and successfully complete a practical examination in Rhode Island. Anyone licensed in another state prior to 1985 is hereby exempt from the National Board Examination requirements set forth in this section.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 33.2 Funeral Director/Embalmer and Funeral Service Establishments"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-33.2/5-33.2-26.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:58:09Z","sha256":"82b8a9e546638d8367069555d55c5ed46245a2a8c4d3bc002c0c783b80c04538","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-33.2-25","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-33.3-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}