A mortician or funeral director who is licensed by another state and who is in good standing with the state of licensure may apply in writing to the Board for a waiver of the examination and apprenticeship requirements under Health Occupations Article, §7-303, Annotated Code of Maryland. The Board may issue a mortician or funeral director license to an applicant who is licensed to practice mortuary science or funeral direction in any other state if the applicant: Is a licensed mortician, funeral director, or other equivalent health care occupation in good standing and has practiced continuously in the state of licensure as a mortician for at least 5 years preceding the waiver request; Serves an apprenticeship consisting of at least 1,000 hours in Maryland and documents that apprenticeship to the Board, or has served an apprenticeship of at least 1,000 hours in the applicant's state of initial licensure; Passes the Maryland law portion of the written examination administered by the Board; and Pays the fees required as specified in COMAR 10.29.04. The Board may grant a waiver only if the state in which the applicant is licensed: Grants a similar waiver to Maryland licensees; and Has standards for a mortician or funeral director license that are not lower than those of this State.