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Board accepts CT and TX as substantially equivalent for endorsement under 10 M.R.S. § 8003-H; tables NH, NY, VT
Summary
Under 10 M.R.S. § 8003-H the board voted 5–0 to accept Connecticut and Texas as substantially equivalent for practitioner licensure endorsement and to table New Hampshire, New York and Vermont for further review. Motion by Peter Arsenault; second by Robert Barnes.
The State of Maine Board of Funeral Service acted on an endorsement chart under 10 M.R.S. § 8003-H, voting to accept Connecticut and Texas as states with substantially equivalent qualifications for licensure as a Practitioner of Funeral Service. The board simultaneously voted to table consideration of New Hampshire, New York and Vermont for future review. Peter Arsenault made the motion; Robert Barnes seconded. Vote: 5 in favor.
The minutes reflect the board's use of its statutory authority under 10 M.R.S. § 8003-H to recognize out-of-state qualifications for endorsement. The minutes do not detail the criteria applied or provide written findings explaining why Connecticut and Texas were accepted while the other states were tabled; the board recorded only the motion and vote in the March 10, 2026 minutes.
