MO Funeral Juris case studies
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The Missouri Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, housed within the Division of Professional Registration, licenses embalmers and funeral directors in Missouri and administers the licensure examination for candidates entering the profession. The credential is intended for individuals preparing to practice funeral service in Missouri - whether as an embalmer, a funeral director, or both - and who must demonstrate knowledge of the state laws and rules that govern their work before being licensed. The MO Funeral Juris case studies are 5 cases and about 2,738 words.
1The Unsupervised Apprentice
At a licensed funeral home in Springfield, a registered embalmer apprentice has completed 6 months of a 12-month apprenticeship. On a busy Friday, the supervising embalmer - who holds an active Missouri embalmer license - leaves at 8:30 p.m.
640 words, about 3 min2The Late Trust Deposit
On March 3, a Missouri-licensed preneed seller at a St. Louis funeral home writes a preneed contract for 9,400.
454 words, about 2 min3The GPL That Wasn't Given
A funeral home in Kansas City publishes a General Price List (GPL) with a basic services fee of 2,195 and casket prices from 995 to 8,000. The GPL never states that embalming is not required by law, and it mentions a 250 'casket handling fee' for caskets purchased elsewhere only in a footnote to the casket price list.
627 words, about 3 min4The Expired License
A funeral director's Missouri license expired on September 30. She did not renew because she was caring for her mother.
494 words, about 2 min5The Referral Commission Program
A funeral home in Columbia wants to increase preneed sales. The owner creates a 'preneed referral program' and pays a 150 commission to a local insurance agent, a hospital chaplain, and a part-time receptionist for each preneed contract they bring in.
523 words, about 3 min