The application for a cemetery authority license must be submitted to the Department within 6 months after the Department adopts rules under this Act. For cemetery managers already working for a cemetery authority at the time of cemetery authority application for licensure, the application for a cemetery manager license must be submitted at the same time as the original application for licensure as a cemetery authority. Any applicant for licensure as a cemetery manager of a cemetery authority that is already licensed under this Act or that has a pending application for licensure under this Act must submit his or her application to the Department on or before his or her first day of work. The application for a customer service employee license must be submitted to the Department within 10 days after the cemetery authority for which he or she works becomes licensed under this Act or on or before his or her first day of work for a cemetery authority that is already licensed under this Act, whichever the case may be. If the person fails to submit the application within the required period, the person shall be considered to be engaged in unlicensed practice and shall be subject to discipline in accordance with Article 25 of this Act.