30 Miss. Code. R. 2401-5.1
The licensee in charge is responsible for the day to day operation of the funeral establishment. He or she must be employed twenty-five (25) hours per week during the calendar year (January through December) at the funeral establishment and i) must be on the premises and ready to make funeral arrangements for, or to respond to, persons entering the establishment during normal business hours of the establishment or ii) must be in a position to be notified of persons entering the establishment and to respond to them in person or telephonically within two (2) hours to set up an appointment for a face to face meeting with them during normal business hours of the establishment.
The licensee in charge shall be responsible for ensuring that all persons employed or working for the establishment comply with all applicable laws and the Board's rules and regulations. Nothing contained herein, however, shall be construed to absolve funeral establishments and other parties from liability for their violations of such laws, rules and regulations.
No licensee may serve as the licensee-in-charge of more than one (1) funeral establishment without the express written authorization of the Board. With the written authorization of the Board, a funeral directing or funeral service licensee, upon good cause shown that such is in the public interest, may serve as a licensee-in-charge of more than one (1) funeral establishment but in no event may any such individual be the licensee-in-charge of more than three (3) funeral establishments. Further, all of the establishments shall be under the same ownership, and no establishment shall be more than a seventy-five (75)-mile radius from the most centrally located establishment contained in the funeral establishment license application.
The licensee-in-charge shall reside and maintain a permanent residence within seventy-five (75) miles of the establishment for which he or she serves as the licensee-in-charge.
In the event the licensee-in-charge becomes no longer in charge of said funeral he or she must notify the Board of such change within fourteen (14) calendar days. In such event, a new establishment license application must be submitted along with the appropriate fee prescribed by the Board.
30 Miss. Code. R. 2401-5.1