Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule outlines procedures for obtaining
an embalmer or funeral director license by reciprocity.
(1) Applications for a Missouri embalmer's or
funeral director's license by reciprocity shall be made on the forms provided
by the board and shall be accompanied by the applicable fee. Application forms
are available from the board office or the board's website at
http://pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp.
(2) Any person holding a valid unrevoked and
unexpired license to practice embalming or funeral directing in another state
or territory is eligible to obtain licensure by reciprocity by meeting the
following requirements of the board:
(A)
Evidence satisfactory to the board that the reciprocity applicant holds a
valid, unre-voked, and unexpired license as an embalmer or funeral director in
another state having substantially similar requirements to the requirements for
licensure as either an embalmer or funeral director in this state including a
copy of his/her original license issued by the other state;
(B) Proof of his/her educational and
professional qualifications, which shall be substantially equivalent to the
requirements existing in Missouri at the time s/he was originally
licensed;
(C) A certificate of
state endorsement from the examining board of the state or territory in which
the applicant holds his/her license showing the grade rating upon which his/her
license was granted, a statement whether the reciprocity applicant has ever
been subject to discipline or if there are any complaints pending against the
reciprocity applicant and a recommendation for licensure in Missouri;
(D) Evidence sufficient to the board that the
applicant has achieved a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better on the
National Board Funeral Service Arts Examination and the National Board Funeral
Service Science Examination provided by the International Conference of Funeral
Service Examining Boards, Inc., or designee of the board, if applying for an
embalmer license or an embalmer and funeral director license; or
(E) Evidence sufficient to the board that the
applicant has achieved a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better on the
National Board Funeral Service Arts Examination provided by the International
Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards, Inc., or designee of the board,
if applying for only a funeral director license; and
(F) The reciprocity applicant will be
required to successfully complete the reciprocity examination with a score of
seventy-five percent (75%) or better within twenty-four (24) months after the
board's receipt of the reciprocity application. If an applicant by reciprocity
has received either an embalmer or funeral director license from the board for
which the reciprocity examination is required, that applicant will be exempt
from taking the reciprocity examination for the second license if the original
Missouri license remains in active status;
(G) A completed application for licensure for
reciprocity provided by the board; and
(H) Payment of applicable fees including the
fee charged by the Missouri State Highway Patrol for a criminal history
background check, as required by the board.
(3) If the reciprocity applicant holds a
license as an embalmer or funeral director in another state or territory with
requirements less than those of this state, they may seek licensure in this
state by meeting the following requirements of the board:
(A) An official certification from another
state or territory which verifies that the licensee holds a valid, unrevoked,
and unexpired funeral director or embalmer license in the other state or
territory;
(B) A copy of his/her
original funeral director or embalmer license from the other state or territory
in which the applicant is licensed;
(C) Proof of his/her educational and
professional qualifications;
(D)
The reciprocity applicant will be required to successfully complete the
reciprocity examination with a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or better
within twenty-four (24) months after the board's receipt of the reciprocity
application. If an applicant by reciprocity has received either an embalmer or
funeral director license from the board for which the reciprocity examination
is required, that applicant will be exempt from taking the reciprocity
examination for the second license if the original Missouri license remains in
active status;
(E) A completed
application for licensure for reciprocity provided by the board; and
(F) Payment of applicable fees including the
fee charged by the Missouri State Highway Patrol for a criminal history
background check, as required by the board.
(4) Licensure by reciprocity may be given
only for like license(s). An embalmer licensed in another state may obtain an
embalmer license by reciprocity, but not a funeral director license unless that
person is licensed as a funeral director in another state. A funeral director
licensed in another state may obtain a funeral director license by reciprocity,
but not an embalmer license unless that person is licensed as an embalmer in
another state.
(5) Applications for
reciprocity licensure shall be completed and received by the board at least
thirty (30) days prior to the date the candidate plans to sit for the
examination and shall be accompanied by the applicable fee. Applications are
deemed complete upon sub-commission of any and all requisite forms required by
the board, payment of requisite fees, and submission of all materials required
by this rule or supplemental materials requested by the board. Application
forms can be obtained from the board office or the board's website at
http://pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp.
(6) The board shall determine the sufficiency
of the materials provided in the application for reciprocity and shall have the
authority to make the final determination as to the standards and
qualifications of the various states from which the applicants may be accepted
by reciprocity and may reject any applicant on any lawfully permitted
grounds.
(7) All certificates,
registrations, and licenses, or duplicate copies thereof, issued by the State
Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors shall be displayed at all times in a
conspicuous location accessible to the public in the office(s) or place(s) of
business, for inspection by any duly authorized agent of the board.
(8) The rules in this division are declared
severable. If any rule, or section of a rule, is held invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative Hearing Commission, the
remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect unless otherwise
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the Administrative
Hearing Commission.
*Original authority: 333.051, RSMo 1965, amended 1981,
1998; 333.091, RSMo 1965, amended 1981, 2009; and 333.111, RSMo 1965, amended
1981, 1993, 1995.
