MO HB2522

Amends Missouri section 194.119 to allow next-of-kin to delegate control over burial, cremation, or other final disposition of human remains to an agent through a power of attorney under section 404.710

Delegation requires the next-of-kin to be at least 18 years old and mentally competent at the time of delegation, with either the principal or agent assuming financial responsibility for disposition costs

Maintains the existing priority order for "next-of-kin" determination: designated attorney in fact, military emergency contact (DOD Form 93), surviving spouse, children, parents, siblings, other relatives, friends assuming costs, and finally county coroner/medical examiner

Preserves existing protections for funeral directors who rely on instructions from persons claiming to be next-of-kin, with potential reduced liability when acting in good faith on such claims