Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 20, § 2120-2.031
Death Certificate Filings
Effective Sep 30, 2020sections 193.145, 194.119, and 333.111, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed March 9, 2020, effective Sept. 30, 2020. *Original authority: 193.145, RSMo 1984, amended 1989, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015; 194.119, RSMo 2003, amended 2008, 2010, 2015; and 333.111, RSMo 1965, amended 1981, 1993, 1995State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements of Missouri licensed embalmers and funeral directors filing death certificates.
- (1) Each licensed embalmer who embalms a dead human body shall state on the death certificate that he/she embalmed the dead human body described on the death certificate. Each statement shall be attested to its accuracy as determined by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to section 193.145, RSMo. If the body was not embalmed, the fact that the body was not embalmed shall be stated on the death certificate prior to the filing of the death certificate by the licensed funeral director.
- (2) Each authentication of a licensed embalmer and licensed funeral director on a death certificate must correspond with the licensee’s authentication as approved and licensed by the board.
AUTHORITY: sections 193.145, 194.119, and 333.111, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed March 9, 2020, effective Sept. 30, 2020. *Original authority: 193.145, RSMo 1984, amended 1989, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015; 194.119, RSMo 2003, amended 2008, 2010, 2015; and 333.111, RSMo 1965, amended 1981, 1993, 1995.