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General Information terms and Definitions: "Certified crematory operator" means an individual who has completed the certification program as approved by the board. "Crematory operator" means the legal entity that operates a crematory and performs cremations. "Direct cremation" means a disposition of human remains by cremation without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body present. "License for funeral establishment" means a license issued to a place or premise devoted to or used in the immediate postdeath activities of transportation, custody, shelter, care, preparation and/or embalming for final disposition of the body; or used for religious services or other rites or ceremonies associated with the final disposition of human dead; or maintained for the convenience and comfort of the bereaved and the community for viewing or other services in connection with the human dead, and as the office or place for carrying on the profession of funeral service and/or funeral directing. "License for the practice of funeral directing" means the license given to a person engaging in the "practice of funeral service" who is not engaged in the practice of embalming. "License for the practice of funeral service" means the license given to a person engaging in the "practice of funeral service," including the practice of embalming. Practice of Funeral Service and Funeral Directing Rule 3.1 When the applicant for license for the practice of funeral directing or funeral service has complied with all requirements of Sections 73-11-51 of the Mississippi Code Annotated, 1972, as amended, and all rules and regulations of the Board concerning licensing, he shall be entitled to receive the license for which he is entitled. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§73-11-49(7) and 73-11-51(Rev. 2008). Rule 3.2 All applications must be submitted to the Board office, on forms furnished by the Board, and accompanied by the appropriate fee and supporting documentation, as set by the Board. Applications for licensing must be received by the Board office thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of the next scheduled board meeting. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§73-11-49(7) 73-11-51(5), (7) and (8 )and 73-11-56(Rev. 2012 & Supp. 2014) Rule 3.3 The Board may require applicants for licensure to personally appear before the Board at the time the application is scheduled to be considered. An applicant for licensure as a funeral director must attain a passing score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) on the Funeral Service Arts Examination administered by the National Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards. An applicant for funeral service licensure must attain a passing score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) on each section of the examination, the Funeral Service Science Examination and the Funeral Service Arts, administered by the National Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards. Any examination fee which may be required shall be paid directly to the National Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§73-11-49(7) and 73-11-51(2), (3) (d) and (4) (e) (Rev. 2012 & Supp. 2014). Rule 3.4 No applicant for license for the practice of funeral directing will be allowed to take the State Board Examination prepared by the National Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards unless he or she has successfully completed all the requirements as set forth in Section 73-11-51(3) of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. The Executive Director of the Board may issue a temporary funeral service or funeral directing work permit before a permanent license is granted prior to the next regular meeting of the Board if, in the Executive Director's opinion, the applicant has met all requirements set forth in Section 73-11-51 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended. The temporary permit shall expire at the next regular meeting of the Board, unless the permit is extended in accordance with Rule 3.5 of these Rules and Regulations. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§73-11-49(7), 73-11-51and 73-11-56 (Rev. 2012 & Supp. 2014) Rule 3.5 Extension of Permit A permit may be extended upon written request, prior to expiration and upon a showing of good cause. The Executive Director is authorized to grant extensions of time not to exceed ninety (90) days per extension. Not more than two (2) extensions of time will be granted for any permit. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§73-11-49(7), 73-11-51 and 73-11-56(Rev. 2012 & Supp. 2014) Rule 3.6 No funeral service or funeral directing license shall be issued or renewed for a period exceeding two (2) years and all licenses and renewals thereof shall expire and terminate the last day of June every two (2) years, unless sooner revoked or canceled. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§73-11-49(7) and 73-11-51(8) (Rev. 2012 & Supp. 2014). Rule 3.7 Each individual licensed by the Board shall prominently display his or her license at all times in a conspicuous location in such a manner that it may be seen by the general public at the funeral establishment where the licensee is employed or associated through contract or otherwise provides funeral services. In instances of multiple operations a funeral establishment, the license of personnel other than the licensee in may be displayed only at the principal site of employment. However, the licensee in charge of more than one establishment must display a duplicate photocopy of his or her license at each other establishment in which he or she is in charge. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §73-11-49(7) (Rev. 2012). Rule 3.8 All persons holding a license for the practice of funeral service and funeral directing issued by the Board shall be issued a pocket certificate designating the type of license held and other such information as the Board deems necessary. The pocket certificate shall be carried on the person of the above mentioned licensee at all times he is performing the practice of funeral service or funeral directing in this state. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §73-11-49(7) (Rev. 2012). Rule 3.9 Duplicate License 1. Upon the loss, mutilation, or destruction of any license issued by the Board, the person or party holding such license may apply to the Board for a duplicate. 2. The application shall be made on the form prescribed by the Board and accompanied by the appropriate fee 3. The application for duplicate license shall be accompanied by a statement signed under oath or penalty of perjury stating the details of the circumstances under which the license was lost, mutilated, or destroyed and bearing a certification that such license was, in fact, lost, mutilated, or destroyed. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §§73-11-49(7) and 73-11-56(Rev. 2012). |