| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Torepealsections333.041and333.042,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections |
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| 9 | 8 | | relatingtothelicensingofpersonsperformingcertainfuneral-relatedservices,witha |
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| 10 | 9 | | delayedeffectivedate. |
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| 11 | 10 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 12 | 11 | | SectionA.Sections333.041and333.042,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections |
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| 13 | 12 | | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections333.041and333.042,toreadasfollows: |
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| 14 | 13 | | 333.041.1.[Eachapplicantforalicensetopracticefuneraldirectingshallfurnish |
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| 15 | 14 | | 2evidencetoestablishtothesatisfactionoftheboardthatheorsheisatleasteighteenyearsof |
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| 16 | 15 | | 3age,andpossessesahighschooldiploma,ageneralequivalencydiploma,orequivalent |
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| 17 | 16 | | 4thereof,asdetermined,atitsdiscretion,bytheboard. |
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| 18 | 17 | | 5 2.Everypersondesiringtoentertheprofessionofembalmingdeadhumanbodies |
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| 19 | 18 | | 6withinthestateofMissouriandwhoisenrolledinaprogramaccreditedbytheAmerican |
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| 20 | 19 | | 7BoardofFuneralServiceEducation,anysuccessororganization,orotheraccreditingentityas |
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| 21 | 20 | | 8approvedbytheboardshallregisterwiththeboardasapracticumstudentupontheform |
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| 22 | 21 | | 9providedbytheboard.Aftersuchregistration,astudentmayassist,underthedirect |
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| 23 | 22 | | 10supervisionofMissourilicensedembalmersandfuneraldirectors,inMissourilicensed |
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| 24 | 23 | | 11funeralestablishments,whileservinghisorherpracticum.Theformforregistrationasa |
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| 25 | 24 | | 12practicumstudentshallbeaccompaniedbyafeeinanamountestablishedbytheboard. |
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| 26 | 25 | | 13 3.]Eachapplicantforastudentlicensetopracticeembalmingshallsubmitan |
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| 27 | 26 | | 14applicationtothestateboardofembalmersandfuneraldirectors,payallapplication |
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| 28 | 27 | | 15fees,andfurnishevidencetoestablishtothesatisfactionoftheboardthatheorshe: |
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| 33 | 32 | | 19afuneralserviceeducationprogramaccreditedbytheAmericanBoardofFuneralService |
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| 34 | 33 | | 20Education,anysuccessororganization,orotheraccreditingentityasapprovedbytheboard. |
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| 35 | 34 | | 21[Ifanapplicantdoesnotcompleteallrequirementsforlicensurewithinfiveyearsfromthe |
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| 36 | 35 | | 22dateofhisorhercompletionofanaccreditedprogram,hisorherregistrationasanapprentice |
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| 37 | 36 | | 23embalmershallbeautomaticallycancelled.Theapplicantshallberequiredtofileanew |
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| 38 | 37 | | 24applicationandpayapplicablefees.Nopreviousapprenticeshipshallbeconsideredforthe |
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| 39 | 38 | | 25newapplication; |
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| 40 | 39 | | 26 (3)Upondueexaminationadministeredbytheboard,ispossessedofaknowledgeof |
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| 41 | 40 | | 27thesubjectsofembalming,anatomy,pathology,bacteriology,mortuaryadministration, |
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| 42 | 41 | | 28chemistry,restorativeart,togetherwithstatutes,rulesandregulationsgoverningthecare, |
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| 43 | 42 | | 29custody,shelteranddispositionofdeadhumanbodiesandthetransportationthereoforhas |
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| 44 | 43 | | 30passedthenationalboardexaminationoftheConferenceofFuneralServiceExamining |
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| 45 | 44 | | 31Boards.Ifanyapplicantfailstopassthestateexamination,heorshemayretakethe |
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| 46 | 45 | | 32examinationatthenextregularexaminationmeeting.Theapplicantshallnotifytheboard |
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| 47 | 46 | | 33officeofhisorherdesiretoretaketheexaminationatleastthirtydayspriortothedateofthe |
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| 48 | 47 | | 34examination.Eachtimetheexaminationisretaken,theapplicantshallpayanew |
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| 49 | 48 | | 35examinationfeeinanamountestablishedbytheboard; |
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| 50 | 49 | | 36 (4)Hasbeenemployedfulltimeinfuneralserviceinalicensedfuneralestablishment |
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| 51 | 50 | | 37andhaspersonallyembalmedatleasttwenty-fivedeadhumanbodiesunderthepersonal |
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| 52 | 51 | | 38supervisionofanembalmerwhoholdsacurrentandvalidMissouriembalmer'slicense |
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| 53 | 52 | | 39duringanapprenticeshipofnotlessthantwelveconsecutivemonths."Personalsupervision" |
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| 54 | 53 | | 40meansthatthelicensedembalmershallbephysicallypresentduringtheentireembalming |
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| 55 | 54 | | 41processinthefirstsixmonthsoftheapprenticeshipperiodandphysicallypresentatthe |
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| 56 | 55 | | 42beginningoftheembalmingprocessandavailableforconsultationandpersonalinspection |
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| 57 | 56 | | 43withinaperiodofnotmorethanonehourintheremainingsixmonthsoftheapprenticeship |
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| 58 | 57 | | 44period.Alltranscriptsandotherrecordsfiledwiththeboardshallbecomeapartoftheboard |
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| 59 | 58 | | 45files. |
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| 60 | 59 | | 46 4.Iftheapplicantdoesnotcompletetheapplicationprocesswithinthefiveyears |
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| 61 | 60 | | 47afterhisorhercompletionofanapprovedprogram,thenheorshemustfileanewapplication |
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| 62 | 61 | | 48andnofeespaidpreviouslyshallapplytowardthelicensefee. |
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| 63 | 62 | | 49 5.Examinationsrequiredbythissectionandsection333.042shallbeheldatleast |
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| 64 | 63 | | 50twiceayearattimesandplacesfixedbytheboard.Theboardshallbyruleandregulation |
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| 65 | 64 | | 51prescribethestandardforsuccessfulcompletionoftheexaminations. |
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| 70 | 69 | | 56sectionandsection333.042maybegrantedbothalicensetopracticefuneraldirectingandto |
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| 71 | 70 | | 57practiceembalming. |
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| 72 | 71 | | 58 7.Theboardshall,uponrequest,waiveanyrequirementofthischapterandissuea |
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| 73 | 72 | | 59temporaryfuneraldirector'slicense,validforsixmonths,tothesurvivingspouseornextof |
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| 74 | 73 | | 60kinorthepersonalrepresentativeofalicensedfuneraldirector,ortothespouse,nextofkin, |
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| 75 | 74 | | 61employeeorconservatorofalicensedfuneraldirectordisabledbecauseofsickness,mental |
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| 76 | 75 | | 62incapacityorinjury.] |
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| 77 | 76 | | 63 2.Afterastudent'sapplicationhasbeenapprovedbytheboard,astudent |
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| 78 | 77 | | 64licenseewhoisenrolledinorhascompletedafuneralserviceeducationprogrammay |
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| 79 | 78 | | 65assist,underthedirectsupervisionofanembalmerlicensedunderthischapter,inan |
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| 80 | 79 | | 66establishmentlicensedforembalmingunderthischapter.Studentlicenseesshallnot |
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| 81 | 80 | | 67assistwhennotundersuchsupervision.Eachstudentlicenseeisauthorizedtowork |
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| 82 | 81 | | 68onlyatthelocationorlocationsregisteredwiththeboardandunderonlythose |
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| 83 | 82 | | 69supervisorsregisteredwiththeboard. |
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| 84 | 83 | | 70 3.Inordertobeeligibleforfulllicensuretopracticeembalming,astudent |
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| 85 | 84 | | 71licenseeshall,aftercompletingafuneralserviceeducationprogramaccreditedbythe |
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| 86 | 85 | | 72AmericanBoardofFuneralServiceEducationoranysuccessororganizationorany |
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| 87 | 86 | | 73otheraccreditingentityasapprovedbytheboard: |
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| 88 | 87 | | 74 (1)Submitanapplicationwithhisorherofficialtranscripttotheboard; |
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| 89 | 88 | | 75 (2)Demonstratethatheorshehascompletedaqualifyingembalmer's |
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| 90 | 89 | | 76apprenticeshipofnolessthansixmonthsandhaspersonallyembalmedatleasttwenty- |
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| 91 | 90 | | 77fivedeadhumanbodiesunderthesupervisionofanembalmerwhoislicensedunder |
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| 92 | 91 | | 78thischapter,withthefirsttwelvebodiesembalmedunderthedirectsupervisionofthe |
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| 93 | 92 | | 79licensedembalmerandallbodiesembalmedbythestudentlicenseeinspectedbythe |
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| 94 | 93 | | 80licensedembalmer;and |
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| 95 | 94 | | 81 (3)Pass: |
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| 96 | 95 | | 82 (a)TheNationalBoardSciencesexaminationandtheMissourilawexamination; |
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| 97 | 96 | | 83and |
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| 98 | 97 | | 84 (b)Ifrequiredtosuccessfullycompletethestudentlicensee'sfuneralservice |
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| 99 | 98 | | 85educationprogram,theNationalBoardorStateBoardArtsexamination. |
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| 100 | 99 | | 86 4.Uponwrittenrequesttotheboard,anypersonlicensedunderthissection |
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| 101 | 100 | | 87may,athisorherelection,atanytime,sitfortheNationalBoardArtsexaminationif |
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| 102 | 101 | | 88thepersonhasnotpreviouslypassedsuchexamination. |
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| 107 | 106 | | 93failstocompletesuchrequirementsinfiveyears,anyapplicationshallbecancelled,and |
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| 108 | 107 | | 94thestudentlicenseeshallberequiredtosubmitanewapplicationandpayapplicable |
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| 109 | 108 | | 95fees.Nopreviousapprenticeshipshallbeconsideredforthenewapplication. |
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| 110 | 109 | | 96 6.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 111 | 110 | | 97 (1)"Directsupervision",supervisioninwhichthelicensedembalmeris |
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| 112 | 111 | | 98physicallypresentwiththeapprenticeandthedeadhumanbodyatthebeginningofthe |
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| 113 | 112 | | 99embalmingprocessandavailableforconsultationwithinonehourfortheremainderof |
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| 114 | 113 | | 100theembalmingprocess; |
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| 115 | 114 | | 101 (2)"Qualifyingembalmer'sapprenticeship",anapprenticeshipinwhichthe |
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| 116 | 115 | | 102apprentice: |
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| 117 | 116 | | 103 (a)Completedtheminimumnumberofhoursrequiredbytheboard;and |
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| 118 | 117 | | 104 (b)Obtainedtheminimalrequiredskillstopracticeembalming,asattestedtoby |
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| 119 | 118 | | 105thesupervisingembalmer. |
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| 120 | 119 | | 333.042.1.Everypersondesiringto[entertheprofessionoffuneraldirectinginthis |
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| 121 | 120 | | 2stateshallmakeapplicationwiththestateboardofembalmersandfuneraldirectorsandpay |
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| 122 | 121 | | 3thecurrentapplicationandexaminationfees.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinsection41.950, |
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| 123 | 122 | | 4applicantsnotentitledtoalicensepursuanttosection333.051or324.009shallservean |
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| 124 | 123 | | 5apprenticeshipforatleasttwelveconsecutivemonthsinafuneralestablishmentlicensedfor |
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| 125 | 124 | | 6thecareandpreparationforburialandtransportationofthehumandeadinthisstateorin |
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| 126 | 125 | | 7anotherstatewhichhasestablishedstandardsforadmissiontopracticefuneraldirectingequal |
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| 127 | 126 | | 8to,ormorestringentthan,therequirementsforadmissiontopracticefuneraldirectinginthis |
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| 128 | 127 | | 9state.Theapplicantshalldevoteatleastfifteenhoursperweektohisorherdutiesasan |
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| 129 | 128 | | 10apprenticeunderthesupervisionofaMissourilicensedfuneraldirector.Suchapplicantshall |
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| 130 | 129 | | 11submitprooftotheboard,onformsprovidedbytheboard,thattheapplicanthasarrangedand |
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| 131 | 130 | | 12conductedtenfuneralservicesduringtheapplicant'sapprenticeshipunderthesupervisionofa |
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| 132 | 131 | | 13Missourilicensedfuneraldirector.Uponcompletionoftheapprenticeship,theapplicantshall |
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| 133 | 132 | | 14appearbeforetheboardtobetestedontheapplicant'slegalandpracticalknowledgeof |
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| 134 | 133 | | 15funeraldirecting,funeralhomelicensing,preneedfuneralcontractsandthecare,custody, |
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| 135 | 134 | | 16shelter,dispositionandtransportationofdeadhumanbodies.Uponacceptanceofthe |
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| 136 | 135 | | 17applicationandfeesbytheboard,anapplicantshallhavetwenty-fourmonthstosuccessfully |
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| 137 | 136 | | 18completetherequirementsforlicensurefoundinthissectionortheapplicationforlicensure |
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| 138 | 137 | | 19shallbecancelled. |
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| 144 | 143 | | 25sectionandthepracticalexaminationbeforetheboard.Ifapersonhasalimitedlicense |
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| 145 | 144 | | 26issuedpursuanttothissubsection,heorshemayobtainafullfuneraldirector'slicenseifheor |
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| 146 | 145 | | 27shefulfillstheapprenticeshipandsuccessfullycompletesthefuneraldirectorpractical |
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| 147 | 146 | | 28examination. |
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| 148 | 147 | | 29 3.IfanindividualisaMissourilicensedembalmerorhascompletedaprogram |
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| 149 | 148 | | 30accreditedbytheAmericanBoardofFuneralServiceEducation,anysuccessororganization, |
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| 150 | 149 | | 31orotheraccreditingentityasapprovedbytheboardorhassuccessfullycompletedacourseof |
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| 151 | 150 | | 32studyinfuneraldirectingofferedbyaninstitutionaccreditedbyarecognizednational, |
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| 152 | 151 | | 33regionalorstateaccreditingbodyandapprovedbythestateboardofembalmersandfuneral |
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| 153 | 152 | | 34directors,anddesirestoentertheprofessionoffuneraldirectinginthisstate,theindividual |
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| 154 | 153 | | 35shallcomplywithalltherequirementsforlicensureasafuneraldirectorpursuantto |
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| 155 | 154 | | 36subsection1ofsection333.041andsubsection1ofthissection;however,theindividualis |
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| 156 | 155 | | 37exemptfromthetwelve-monthapprenticeshiprequiredbysubsection1ofthissection] |
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| 157 | 156 | | 38engageinthepracticeoffuneraldirectingasanapprenticeinthisstateshallobtaina |
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| 158 | 157 | | 39provisionalfuneraldirectorlicensefromtheboard.Toapplyforaprovisionallicense, |
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| 159 | 158 | | 40theapplicantshallsubmitanapplicationtothestateboardofembalmersandfuneral |
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| 160 | 159 | | 41directors,paythecurrentapplicationfees,andfurnishevidencetoestablishtothe |
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| 161 | 160 | | 42satisfactionoftheboardthatheorshe: |
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| 162 | 161 | | 43 (1)Isatleasteighteenyearsofage; |
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| 163 | 162 | | 44 (2)Possessesahighschooldiploma,ageneralequivalencydiploma,or |
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| 164 | 163 | | 45equivalentthereof,asdetermined,atitsdiscretion,bytheboard;and |
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| 165 | 164 | | 46 (3)Willworkasanapprenticefuneraldirectorunderpersonalsupervisionofa |
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| 166 | 165 | | 47funeraldirectorlicensedunderthischapter.Theapplicantshallprovidetotheboard |
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| 167 | 166 | | 48thenameandlicensenumberofthefuneraldirectorwhowillperformhisorher |
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| 168 | 167 | | 49supervisionandthelocationwheretheapplicantwillpractice.Thesupervisingfuneral |
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| 169 | 168 | | 50directorshallattesttotheboardthattheapprenticeshipwillmeettherequirementsof |
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| 170 | 169 | | 51thissection. |
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| 171 | 170 | | 52 2.Aprovisionallicenseeshallhavethirty-sixmonthstocompletethe |
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| 172 | 171 | | 53requirementsforfulllicensureundersubsection3ofthissection.Iftheprovisional |
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| 173 | 172 | | 54licenseefailstocompletetherequirementswithinsuchperiod,theapplicationfor |
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| 174 | 173 | | 55licensureshallbecancelled.Iftheapplicationiscancelled,theapplicantshallbe |
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| 180 | 179 | | 61boardthatheorshe: |
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| 181 | 180 | | 62 (1)Isatleasteighteenyearsofageandpossessesahighschooldiploma,a |
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| 182 | 181 | | 63generalequivalencydiploma,orequivalentthereof,asdetermined,atitsdiscretion,by |
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| 183 | 182 | | 64theboard; |
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| 184 | 183 | | 65 (2)HaspassedtheMissourilawexamination;and |
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| 185 | 184 | | 66 (3)Hassuccessfullycompleted: |
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| 186 | 185 | | 67 (a)AprogramaccreditedbytheAmericanBoardofFuneralServiceEducation |
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| 187 | 186 | | 68oranysuccessororganizationoranyotheraccreditingentityasapprovedbytheboard; |
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| 188 | 187 | | 69or |
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| 189 | 188 | | 70 (b)Aqualifyingapprenticeshipofatleasttwelvemonths,duringwhichthe |
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| 190 | 189 | | 71applicantestablishestothesatisfactionoftheboardthatheorsheconductedand |
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| 191 | 190 | | 72arrangedatleasttenfuneralsandpassedtheNationalBoardorStateBoardArts |
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| 192 | 191 | | 73examinationadministeredbytheInternationalConferenceofFuneralService |
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| 193 | 192 | | 74ExaminingBoardsorotherequivalentagencyapprovedbytheboard;or |
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| 194 | 193 | | 75 (c)Aqualifyingapprenticeshipofatleasteighteenmonths,duringwhichthe |
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| 195 | 194 | | 76applicantestablishestothesatisfactionoftheboardthatheorsheconductedand |
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| 196 | 195 | | 77arrangedatleasttwenty-fivefunerals. |
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| 197 | 196 | | 78 4.Uponwrittenrequesttotheboard,anylicensedfuneraldirectormay,athisor |
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| 198 | 197 | | 79herelection,atanytime,sitfortheNationalBoardArtsexaminationifthelicensed |
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| 199 | 198 | | 80funeraldirectorhasnotpreviouslypassedsuchexamination. |
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| 200 | 199 | | 81 5.(1)Everypersondesiringtoobtainafuneraldirectorlimitedlicenseinthis |
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| 201 | 200 | | 82stateshallsubmitanapplicationtothestateboardofembalmersandfuneraldirectors, |
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| 202 | 201 | | 83paythecurrentapplicationfees,andfurnishevidencetoestablishtothesatisfactionof |
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| 203 | 202 | | 84theboardthatheorshe: |
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| 204 | 203 | | 85 (a)Isatleasteighteenyearsofage;and |
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| 205 | 204 | | 86 (b)HassuccessfullycompletedtheMissourilawexamination. |
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| 206 | 205 | | 87 (2)Apersonholdingafuneraldirectorlimitedlicenseshallbeauthorizedto |
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| 207 | 206 | | 88workonlyinafuneralestablishmentlicensedforcremationonlyandfornoother |
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| 208 | 207 | | 89funeralestablishmentfunction.Apersonholdingafuneraldirectorlimitedlicensemay |
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| 209 | 208 | | 90performthedutiesrelatedtocremationincluding,butnotlimitedto,thetransportation |
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| 210 | 209 | | 91ofdeadhumanbodiestoandfromthefuneralestablishment. |
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| 215 | 214 | | 96orthissection,theboardshallissuetotheapplicantthelicensetopracticetheprofession |
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| 216 | 215 | | 97forwhichtheapplicantisqualified. |
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| 217 | 216 | | 98 7.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 218 | 217 | | 99 (1)"Personalsupervision",supervisioninwhichalicensedfuneraldirectorshall |
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| 219 | 218 | | 100bephysicallypresentduringanyarrangementconferencesbutshallnotberequiredto |
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| 220 | 219 | | 101bephysicallypresentinthebuildingwheretheapprenticeperformsanyotherfunctions |
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| 221 | 220 | | 102relatingtothepracticeoffuneraldirecting; |
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| 222 | 221 | | 103 (2)"Qualifyingapprenticeship",afuneraldirectorapprenticeshipinwhichthe |
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| 223 | 222 | | 104apprentice: |
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| 224 | 223 | | 105 (a)Completedtheminimumnumberofhoursrequiredbytheboardforany |
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| 225 | 224 | | 106apprenticeshipdescribedinthissection;and |
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| 226 | 225 | | 107 (b)Successfullyaccomplishedtasksrelatedtofuneraldirectingasmaybe |
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| 227 | 226 | | 108requiredbytheboardforanyapprenticeshipdescribedinthissectionandasattestedto |
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| 228 | 227 | | 109bythesupervisingfuneraldirector. |
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| 229 | 228 | | SectionB.Therepealandreenactmentofsections333.041and333.042ofthisact |
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| 230 | 229 | | 2shallbecomeeffectiveonAugust28,2025. |
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| 231 | 230 | | âś” |
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| 232 | 231 | | HCSHBs2322&1774 7 |
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