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 2120-2.070 - Funeral Establishments

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment is to update the existing
				  regulation's terminology, provide additional clarification regarding the
				  chemical disposition process, and provide for board discretion to allow a
				  funeral establishment to continue operation at an approved temporary
				  location.
(1) Application for
				a Missouri licensed funeral establishment license shall be made on the forms
				provided by the board and be accompanied by the appropriate fee. Applications
				are available from the board's office or the board's website at
http://pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp
.
				Each application shall indicate which license classification is being
				sought.
(2) There shall be the
				following license classifications.
(A)
				Function A establishments shall have authority to embalm dead human bodies and
				to transport dead human bodies to and from the funeral establishment. An
				establishment licensed only as a Function A establishment is prohibited from
				the care and preparation of dead human bodies other than by embalming, and also
				be prohibited from making funeral arrangements or embalming arrangements with
				any unlicensed person, cremating, conducting visitations and funeral
				ceremonies, and furnishing any funeral service in connection with the
				disposition of dead human bodies, or selling of funeral merchandise. Each
				Missouri licensed funeral establishment used solely or partially for embalming
				shall contain a preparation room that shall be devoted to activities of, or
				related to, the preparation or the embalming, or both, of dead human remains
				and shall be equipped and maintained as described in
				20 CSR
				2120-2.090. Each Function A funeral establishment
				licensed for embalming shall maintain on the premises a register log.
(B) Function B establishments shall have
				authority to cremate through the use of any mechanical or chemical means dead
				human bodies and to transport dead human bodies to and from the funeral
				establishment. This establishment shall have a functioning cremation chamber
				and/or functioning facilities for alkaline hydrolysis chemical process for
				final disposition of a dead human body, except as otherwise provided by Chapter
				333, RSMo, and the rules of the board. An establishment licensed only as a
				Function B establishment is prohibited from the care and preparation of dead
				human bodies other than by cremating, and is also prohibited from embalming,
				making funeral arrangements or cremation arrangements with any unlicensed
				person, conducting visitations and funeral ceremonies, and furnishing any
				funeral service in connection with the disposition of dead human bodies or
				selling funeral merchandise. In no event shall any licensee or licensed
				establishment cremate human remains in the same retort used for cremating
				non-human remains. Each Missouri licensed funeral establishment which is used
				solely or partially for cremations shall be equipped and maintained as
				described in 20 CSR 2120-2.071. This function
				shall maintain on the premises in the cremation area a cremation log.
(C) Function C establishments shall have
				authority for the care and preparation of dead human bodies, other than by
				embalming or cremating, authority to transport dead human bodies to and from
				the funeral establishment, make funeral arrangements, furnish any funeral
				services in connection with the disposition of dead human bodies or the sale of
				funeral merchandise, and file death certificates. This function shall contain a
				separate area for the care and custody of dead human remains that is secured
				with a functioning lock and a separate area for confidential conferences to
				arrange funeral services. The Function C establishment shall have on-site
				equipment necessary for arranging funeral services including tables or desks
				and chairs for funeral service arrangement conferences and file cabinets for
				the confidential storage of funeral records. This function shall contain an
				available restroom and drinking water in the building and an area where funeral
				ceremonies or visitations may be conducted. The establishment shall be equipped
				with seating for visitations or funeral ceremonies, casket bier, register book
				stand, and officiate stand. This function shall maintain on the Missouri
				premises the following documents:
1. General
				price list;
2. Preneed contracts
				which have been cancelled or fulfilled;
3. Written Statements of Goods and
				Services;
4. Authorizations to
				embalm or cremate; and
5. Register
				log.
(D) Function D
				establishments shall have authority to conduct visitations and funeral
				ceremonies only. A Function D license is dependent upon and shall be operated
				under the supervision and ownership of a Function C establishment. This
				function shall contain an available restroom and drinking water in the
				building, and an area where funeral ceremonies or visitations may be conducted.
				The establishment shall be equipped with seating for visitations or funeral
				ceremonies, casket bier, register book stand, and officiate stand. Each
				Function D funeral establishment shall maintain on the premises a register
				log.
(E) Function E establishment
				shall have authority to make funeral arrangements and furnish any funeral
				services in connection with the disposition of dead human bodies or the sale of
				funeral merchandise and file death certificates. This function shall have a
				separate area for confidential conferences to arrange funeral services. The
				Function E establishment shall have on site tables or desks and chairs for
				funeral service arrangement conferences and file cabinets for the confidential
				storage of funeral records. This function shall contain an available restroom
				and drinking water in the building. The establishment is to be used only for
				arranging funerals and visitations to be conducted at another facility, no
				services shall be held at this establishment. This function shall maintain on
				the premises the following documents:
1.
				General price list;
2. Preneed
				contracts which have been cancelled or fulfilled;
3. Written Statements of Goods and
				Services;
4. Authorizations to
				embalm or cremate; and
5. Register
				log.