MS SB2090

Reduces the required resident trainee period for funeral director licensing from 24 months to 12 months under a licensed funeral director's supervision

Authorizes the Board of Funeral Service to issue administrative complaints and impose fines up to $5,000 per violation against unlicensed individuals or entities practicing funeral services

Bars individuals who have been adjudicated at fault for a decedent's death (criminally or civilly) from controlling the disposition of that person's remains

Reduces the time period for next-of-kin to claim disposition rights from 10 days to 5 days, and removes the notification requirement before crematories dispose of unclaimed remains after 12 months

Grants residents the right to direct their own disposition through a Self-Directed Disposition Authorization document that supersedes next-of-kin wishes