Effective - 28 Aug 2009
333.340. Rulemaking authority — fees. — 1. The board shall adopt and enforce rules for the transaction of its business and for standards of service and practice to be followed in the professions of embalming and funeral directing deemed by it necessary for the public good and consistent with the laws of this state. The board may also prescribe a standard of proficiency as to the qualifications and fitness of those engaging in the practice of embalming or funeral directing.
2. The board shall set the amount of the fees which this chapter authorizes and requires by rules promulgated under section 536.021. The fees shall be set at a level to produce revenue which shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering this chapter.
3. The board shall promulgate and enforce rules for the transaction of its business and for standards of service and practice to be followed for the licensing and registration of providers, sellers, and preneed agents deemed necessary for the public good and consistent with the laws of this state.
4. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2009, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 1)