The state board of mortuary arts may enter into reciprocal relations with the boards of other states in granting licenses to duly licensed embalmers from such states: (a) If the requirements of the state from which the applicant applies are as high as those of the state of Kansas and if the applicant is favorably recommended in writing by the board of the applicant’s prior state; or (b) if the applicant individually meets the Kansas requirements even though the requirements of the state from which the applicant applies are not as high as those of the state of Kansas and if the applicant is favorably recommended in writing by the board of the applicant’s prior state. The original fee for such reciprocal license and the renewal fees shall be in the amounts fixed by the board in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-1727 and amendments thereto.