During the summer following NPS’ collapse, the Missouri Division of Professional Registration provided crucial leadership to building the consensus required for Senate Bill No. 1.  Rushed efforts to re-write the Missouri preneed law had failed, and the Legislature then turned to the Division.  Represented by Connie Clarkson, Becky Dunn and Kim Grinston, the Division prepared

Starting with its 2014 fiscal year, the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors has initiated 334 complaints against Missouri funeral homes.  That is an average of 11 complaints per month.  During the four years that preceding 2014, the State Board filed only 77 complaints against funeral homes, or an average of 1.5 complaints

The Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors will meet August 4th and 5th to discuss legislation, regulation drafts and changes to the examination process.  The State Board examiners are completing the first audit of each preneed seller, and the scope and procedures for the next round of preneed audits will be discussed.   Use

On July 27th, a Missouri court will consider a motion filed by the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors to be dismissed from the lawsuit filed by the Missouri Funeral Trust.  One of the allegations made by the Missouri Funeral Trust was that confidential information obtained by a state auditor regarding the program’s

During its state convention, the executive director for the Missouri Funeral Director and Embalmers Association stated that their master trust program would have a $3 million dollar surplus if all preneed contract beneficiaries were to die that day.  If the Missouri program were being administered pursuant to common trust fund rules, there should not be