Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
Division 10 - Office of the Director
Chapter 10 - Vital Records
Section 19 CSR 10-10.100 - Authorization for Cremation
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes procedures required prior to cremation of a dead human body.
(1) If the cause of death can be established within seventy-two (72) hours after death, a completed death certificate certifying the cause of death as determined by the medical examiner/coroner or physician shall be delivered or mailed to the local registrar of the county where the death occurred before a body is cremated.
(2) If a completed death certificate cannot be filed because the cause of death has not been determined, the medical examiner/coroner or physician certifying the cause of death shall give the funeral director notice of the reason for the delay. A body shall not be cremated until written authorization by the medical examiner/coroner or physician is received by the funeral director. This authorization shall be a signed statement which identifies the deceased and authorizes final disposition by cremation.
(3) Management of a crematory shall require from an authorized funeral home representative presenting a body for cremation a signed statement which identifies the deceased and which states that-
*Original authority: 193.145, RSMo 1984, amended 1989 and 193.175, RSMo 1984.
