License: Funeral Service Managers

Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service external site

3010 Lakeland Cove

Suite W

Flowood, MS 39232-9709

(601) 932-1973

General Information terms and Definitions: 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. 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. 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. 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