Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 333
Embalmers and Funeral Directors
←333.031
Section 333.041.1
333.042→
August 28, 2015
Qualifications of applicants--examinations--licenses--board may waive requirements in certain cases.
333.041. 1. Each applicant for a license to practice funeral
directing shall furnish evidence to establish to the satisfaction of the
board that he or she is:
(1) At least eighteen years of age, and possesses a high school
diploma, a general equivalency diploma, or equivalent thereof, as
determined, at its discretion, by the board; and
(2) A person of good moral character.
2. Every person desiring to enter the profession of embalming dead
human bodies within the state of Missouri and who is enrolled in a program
accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, any
successor organization, or other accrediting entity as approved by the
board shall register with the board as a practicum student upon the form
provided by the board. After such registration, a student may assist,
under the direct supervision of Missouri licensed embalmers and funeral
directors, in Missouri licensed funeral establishments, while serving his
or her practicum. The form for registration as a practicum student shall
be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by the board.
3. Each applicant for a license to practice embalming shall furnish
evidence to establish to the satisfaction of the board that he or she:
(1) Is at least eighteen years of age, and possesses a high school
diploma, a general equivalency diploma, or equivalent thereof, as
determined, at its discretion, by the board;
(2) Is a person of good moral character;
(3) Has completed a funeral service education program accredited by
the American Board of Funeral Service Education, any successor
organization, or other accrediting entity as approved by the board. If an
applicant does not complete all requirements for licensure within five
years from the date of his or her completion of an accredited program, his
or her registration as an apprentice embalmer shall be automatically
cancelled. The applicant shall be required to file a new application and
pay applicable fees. No previous apprenticeship shall be considered for
the new application;
(4) Upon due examination administered by the board, is possessed of a
knowledge of the subjects of embalming, anatomy, pathology, bacteriology,
mortuary administration, chemistry, restorative art, together with
statutes, rules and regulations governing the care, custody, shelter and
disposition of dead human bodies and the transportation thereof or has
passed the national board examination of the Conference of Funeral Service
Examining Boards. If any applicant fails to pass the state examination, he
or she may retake the examination at the next regular examination meeting.
The applicant shall notify the board office of his or her desire to retake
the examination at least thirty days prior to the date of the examination.
Each time the examination is retaken, the applicant shall pay a new
examination fee in an amount established by the board;
(5) Has been employed full time in funeral service in a licensed
funeral establishment and has personally embalmed at least twenty-five dead
human bodies under the personal supervision of an embalmer who holds a
current and valid Missouri embalmer's license or an embalmer who holds a
current and valid embalmer's license in a state with which the Missouri
board has entered into a reciprocity agreement during an apprenticeship of
not less than twelve consecutive months. "Personal supervision" means that
the licensed embalmer shall be physically present during the entire
embalming process in the first six months of the apprenticeship period and
physically present at the beginning of the embalming process and available
for consultation and personal inspection within a period of not more than
one hour in the remaining six months of the apprenticeship period. All
transcripts and other records filed with the board shall become a part of
the board files.
4. If the applicant does not complete the application process within
the five years after his or her completion of an approved program, then he
or she must file a new application and no fees paid previously shall apply
toward the license fee.
5. Examinations required by this section and section 333.042 shall be
held at least twice a year at times and places fixed by the board. The
board shall by rule and regulation prescribe the standard for successful
completion of the examinations.
6. Upon establishment of his or her qualifications as specified by
this section or section 333.042, the board shall issue to the applicant a
license to practice funeral directing or embalming, as the case may
require, and shall register the applicant as a duly licensed funeral
director or a duly licensed embalmer. Any person having the qualifications
required by this section and section 333.042 may be granted both a license
to practice funeral directing and to practice embalming.
7. The board shall, upon request, waive any requirement of this
chapter and issue a temporary funeral director's license, valid for six
months, to the surviving spouse or next of kin or the personal
representative of a licensed funeral director, or to the spouse, next of
kin, employee or conservator of a licensed funeral director disabled
because of sickness, mental incapacity or injury.
(L. 1965 p. 522 § 4, A.L. 1969 H.B. 56, A.L. 1977 S.B. 6, A.L. 1981
S.B. 16, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1993 S.B. 27, A.L. 1998
S.B. 854, A.L. 2001 H.B. 48, A.L. 2011 H.B. 265 merged with S.B.
325)
2001
1998
2001
333.041. 1. Each applicant for a license to practice funeral directing
shall furnish evidence to establish to the satisfaction of the board that he
or she is:
(1) At least eighteen years of age, and possesses a high school diploma
or equivalent thereof;
(2) Either a citizen or a bona fide resident of the state of Missouri or
entitled to a license pursuant to section 333.051, or a resident in a county
contiguous and adjacent to the state of Missouri who is employed by a funeral
establishment located within the state of Missouri, to practice funeral
directing upon the grant of a license to do so; and
(3) A person of good moral character.
2. Every person desiring to enter the profession of embalming dead human
bodies within the state of Missouri and who is enrolled in an accredited
institution of mortuary science education shall register with the board as a
practicum student upon the form provided by the board. After such
registration, a student may assist, under the direct supervision of Missouri
licensed embalmers and funeral directors, in Missouri licensed funeral
establishments, while serving his or her practicum for the accredited
institution of mortuary science education. The form for registration as a
practicum student shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by
the board.
3. Each applicant for a license to practice embalming shall furnish
evidence to establish to the satisfaction of the board that he or she:
(1) Is at least eighteen years of age, and possesses a high school
diploma or equivalent thereof;
(2) Is either a citizen or bona fide resident of the state of Missouri
or entitled to a license pursuant to section 333.051, or a resident in a
county contiguous and adjacent to the state of Missouri who is employed by a
funeral establishment located within the state of Missouri, to practice
embalming upon the grant of a license to do so;
(3) Is a person of good moral character;
(4) Has graduated from an institute of mortuary science education
accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or any
successor organization recognized by the United States Department of
Education, for funeral service education. If an applicant does not appear
for the final examination before the board within five years from the date of
his or her graduation from an accredited institution of mortuary science
education, his or her registration as a student embalmer shall be
automatically canceled;
(5) Upon due examination administered by the board, is possessed of a
knowledge of the subjects of embalming, anatomy, pathology, bacteriology,
mortuary administration, chemistry, restorative art, together with statutes,
rules and regulations governing the care, custody, shelter and disposition of
dead human bodies and the transportation thereof or has passed the national
board examination of the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards. If
any applicant fails to pass the state examination, he or she may retake the
examination at the next regular examination meeting. The applicant shall
notify the board office of his or her desire to retake the examination at
least thirty days prior to the date of the examination. Each time the
examination is retaken, the applicant shall pay a new examination fee in an
amount established by the board;
(6) Has been employed full time in funeral service in a licensed funeral
establishment and has personally embalmed at least twenty-five dead human
bodies under the personal supervision of an embalmer who holds a current and
valid Missouri embalmer's license or an embalmer who holds a current and valid
embalmer's license in a state with which the Missouri board has entered into
a reciprocity agreement during an apprenticeship of not less than twelve
consecutive months. "Personal supervision" means that the licensed embalmer
shall be physically present during the entire embalming process in the first
six months of the apprenticeship period and physically present at the
beginning of the embalming process and available for consultation and personal
inspection within a period of not more than one hour in the remaining six
months of the apprenticeship period. All transcripts and other records filed
with the board shall become a part of the board files.
4. If the applicant does not appear for oral examination within the five
years after his or her graduation from an accredited institution of mortuary
science education, then he or she must file a new application and no fees paid
previously shall apply toward the license fee.
5. Examinations required by this section and section 333.042 shall be
held at least twice a year at times and places fixed by the board. The board
shall by rule and regulation prescribe the standard for successful completion
of the examinations.
6. Upon establishment of his or her qualifications as specified by this
section or section 333.042, the board shall issue to the applicant a license
to practice funeral directing or embalming, as the case may require, and
shall register the applicant as a duly licensed funeral director or a duly
licensed embalmer. Any person having the qualifications required by this
section and section 333.042 may be granted both a license to practice funeral
directing and to practice embalming.
7. The board shall, upon request, waive any requirement of this chapter
and issue a temporary funeral director's license, valid for six months, to
the surviving spouse or next of kin or the personal representative of a
licensed funeral director, or to the spouse, next of kin, employee or
conservator of a licensed funeral director disabled because of sickness,
mental incapacity or injury.
1998
333.041. 1. Each applicant for a license to practice funeral
directing shall furnish evidence to establish to the satisfaction of the
board that he is:
(1) At least eighteen years of age, and possesses a high school
diploma or equivalent thereof;
(2) Either a citizen or a bona fide resident of the state of Missouri
or entitled to a license under section 333.051, or a resident in a county
contiguous and adjacent to the state of Missouri who is employed by a
funeral establishment located within the state of Missouri, to practice
funeral directing upon the grant of a license to do so; and
(3) A person of good moral character.
2. Every person desiring to enter the profession of embalming dead
human bodies within the state of Missouri and who is entering an accredited
institution of mortuary science education shall register with the board as
a student upon the form provided by the board. After such registration, a
student may assist, under the direct supervision of Missouri licensed
embalmers and funeral directors, in Missouri licensed funeral
establishments, while serving his practicum for the accredited institution
of mortuary science education. The forms for registration as a student and
as a practicum student shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount
established by the board.
3. Each applicant for a license to practice embalming shall furnish
evidence to establish to the satisfaction of the board that he:
(1) Is at least eighteen years of age, and possesses a high school
diploma or equivalent thereof;
(2) Is either a citizen or bona fide resident of the state of
Missouri or entitled to a license under section 333.051, or a resident in a
county contiguous and adjacent to the state of Missouri who is employed by
a funeral establishment located within the state of Missouri, to practice
embalming upon the grant of a license to do so;
(3) Is a person of good moral character;
(4) Has graduated from an institute of mortuary science education
accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, or any
successor organization recognized by the United States Department of
Education, for funeral service education. If an applicant does not appear
for the final examination before the board within five years from the date
of his graduation from an accredited institution of mortuary science
education, his registration as a student embalmer shall be automatically
canceled;
(5) Upon due examination administered by the board, is possessed of a
knowledge of the subjects of embalming, anatomy, pathology, bacteriology,
mortuary administration, chemistry, restorative art, together with
statutes, rules and regulations governing the care, custody, shelter and
disposition of dead human bodies and the transportation thereof or has
passed the national board examination of the Conference of Funeral Service
Examining Boards. If any applicant fails to pass the state examination, he
may retake the examination at the next regular examination meeting. The
applicant shall notify the board office of his desire to retake the
examination at least thirty days prior to the date of the examination.
Each time the examination is retaken, the applicant shall pay a new
examination fee in an amount established by the board;
(6) Has been employed full time in funeral service in a licensed
funeral establishment and has personally embalmed at least twenty-five dead
human bodies under the personal supervision of an embalmer who holds a
current and valid Missouri embalmer's license or an embalmer who holds a
current and valid embalmer's license in a state with which the Missouri
board has entered into a reciprocity agreement during an apprenticeship of
not less than twelve consecutive months. "Personal supervision" means that
the licensed embalmer shall be physically present during the entire
embalming process in the first six months of the apprenticeship period and
physically present at the beginning of the embalming process and available
for consultation and personal inspection within a period of not more than
one hour in the remaining six months of the apprenticeship period. All
transcripts and other records filed with the board shall become a part of
the board files.
4. If the applicant does not appear for oral examination within the
five years after his graduation from an accredited institution of mortuary
science education, then he must file a new application and no fees paid
previously shall apply toward the license fee.
5. Examinations required by this section and section 333.042 shall be
held at least twice a year at times and places fixed by the board. The
board shall by rule and regulation prescribe the standard for successful
completion of the examinations.
6. Upon establishment of his qualifications as specified by this
section or section 333.042, the board shall issue to the applicant a
license to practice funeral directing or embalming, as the case may
require, and shall register the applicant as a duly licensed funeral
director or a duly licensed embalmer. Any person having the qualifications
required by this section and section 333.042 may be granted both a license
to practice funeral directing and to practice embalming.
7. The board shall, upon request, waive any requirement of this
chapter and issue a temporary funeral director's license, valid for six
months, to the surviving spouse or next of kin or the personal
representative of a licensed funeral director, or to the spouse, next of
kin, employee or conservator of a licensed funeral director disabled
because of sickness, mental incapacity or injury.
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