The programme and organisational procedures for the aptitude test and adaptation course are set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Health.
The adaptation course provided for in Article L. 2223-50 is provided by a funeral authority, company or association authorised in accordance with Article L. 2223-23 and who carries out the funeral activity for which recognition of professional qualifications is sought.
This training period consists of carrying out, as a trainee and under the responsibility of a qualified professional, the professional activity for which the applicant wishes to obtain recognition of his qualifications.
The adaptation traineeship is assessed by the person responsible for the traineeship, and validated by the prefect or, for the duties of thanatopractor, by the minister responsible for health. The Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the Minister for Health in the case of thanatopractor positions, may extend the training course once only, for an equivalent maximum duration, if the required level is not deemed to have been reached. The maximum duration of the training period may not exceed two years for thanatopractors and one year for other functions.
Passing the aptitude test is validated by the prefect or, for the functions of thanatopractor, by the minister responsible for health. In the event of failure, the prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the minister in charge of health for the functions of thanatopractor, may propose that the applicant retake the aptitude test or undergo an adaptation course.