PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the process for certifying preneed seller agents to take the Missouri Law exam as a requirement for registration.

1. (1) All preneed agents registering with the board shall achieve a grade of seventy-five percent (75%) or greater on the Missouri Law exam.
2. (2) Successful completion of the Missouri Law exam shall be a prerequisite to registration.
3. (3) This exam may be taken any time after filing the Notice of Intent to Apply.
4. (4) Preneed agent applicants must successfully complete the Missouri Law exam on or before March 31, 2010, prior to the expiration of the Notice of Intent to Apply.

5. (5) The Missouri Law exam covers the following:

   1. (A) Knowledge of Chapter 333, RSMo;
   2. (B) Rules governing the practice of embalming, funeral directing, and funeral home licensing along with government benefits, statutes, and rules governing the care, custody, shelter, disposition, and transportation of dead human bodies;
   3. (C) Knowledge of sections 436.400 to 436.520, RSMo, relating to preneed statutes;
   4. (D) Knowledge of Chapters 193 and 194, RSMo, relating to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services statutes; and
   5. (E) Questions regarding Federal Trade Commission rules and regulations and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements as they apply to Missouri licensees.
6. (6) Notification of intent to take this examination shall be received by the board at least fifteen (15) working days prior to the date the candidate plans to sit for the examination.

AUTHORITY: sections 333.325.5 and 333.340, RSMo Supp. 2009.* Emergency rule filed Sept. 24, 2009, effective Oct. 4, 2009, terminated Nov. 2, 2009. Emergency rule filed Oct. 23, 2009, effective Nov. 2, 2009, expired April 1, 2010. Original rule filed Sept. 24, 2009, effective April 30, 2010. *Original authority: 333.325, RSMo 2009 and 333.340, RSMo 2009.