1. Issuance of licenses. The board may issue a license to an applicant who holds an active and unrestricted license to practice funeral service in another state, the license requirements of which are substantially similar to the license requirements under this chapter and board rules, as long as the licensee has not been subjected to disciplinary action under that license.

2. Rulemaking. The board shall adopt rules to implement and administer the provisions of this section, including rules that define substantially similar license requirements. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2?A.