Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2120 - State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 2 - General Rules › Section 20 CSR 2120-2.040 - Licensure by Reciprocity

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 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.