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Where to get legal info
Every state has a board that enforces the laws regarding funeral homes and funeral directors. They are listed here:
Alabama Board of Funeral Service
334-242-4049
www.fsb.alabama.gov
Alaska Div. of Occupational Licensing, Mortuary Science Section
907-465-2695
www.dced.state.ak.us/occ
Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
602-542-3095
www.funeralbd.state.az.us
Arkansas State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Department of Public Health
501-682-0574
www.arkansas.gov/fdemb/
California Cemetery & Funeral Bureau
916-574-7870
www.cfb.ca.gov
Colorado Funeral Directors Association
303-791-2336
www.cofda.org
Connecticut Department of Public Health Embalming/
Funeral Directors Licensure
860-509-7648
www.dph.state.ct.us
Delaware Board of Funeral Service
302-739-4522
www.state.de.us
District of Columbia Board of Funeral Directors
Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration
202-442-4320
www.dcra.dc.gov
Florida Department of Business and Porf Reg.
Bd of FD and Embalmers
phone
www.fldfs.com/FuneralCemetery
Georgia Board of Funeral Service
478-207-2440
www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/funeral/
Hawaii Sanitation Branch, Department of Health
808-586-8000
Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licensing
208-334-3233
Illinois Prof. Services Section, Dept. of Professional Regulation
217-785-0800
www.dpr.state.il.us
Indiana State Board of Funeral & Cemetery Service
317-234-3031
www.in.us/pla/funeral.htm
Iowa Board of Mortuary Science, Iowa Dept. of Public Health
515-281-4287
www.idph.state.ia.us
Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
785-296-3980
www.accesskansas.org/ksbma
Kentucky Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
502-426-4589
www.kbefd.ky.gov
Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
504-838-5109
www.lsbefd.state.la.us
Maine Board of Funeral Service
207-624-8603
www.maineprofessionalreg.org
Maryland State Board of Morticians
410-764-4792
www.dhmh.state.md.us./bom
Massachusetts Board of Embalming & Funeral Service
617-727-1718
www.state.ma.us/reg/boards
Michigan Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services
Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science
651-201-3289
www.michigan.gov
Minnesota Dept. of Health Mortuary Science Section
651-201-3829
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/mortsci
Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service
601-932-1973
www.msbfs.ms.gov
Missouri State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
573-751-0813
http://pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp
Montana Board of Funeral Service
406-841-2393
www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/fnr
Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services
Regulation & Licensure
402-471-2117
www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/fun/
New Hampshire Board of Registration of
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
603-271-4648
www.nh.gov/funeral
New Jersey State Board of Mortuary Science
93-504-6425
www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmedical/mortuary.htm
New Mexico State Board of Thanatopractice
505-476-4970
www.rld.state.nm.us/thanatopractice
New York Bureau of Funeral Directing
New York State Dept. of Health
518-402-0785
www.health.state.ny.us
North Carolina Board of Funeral Service
919-733-9380
www.ncbfs.org
North Dakota State Board of Funeral Service
701-776-6222
www.nd.gov/funeral/
Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors of Ohio
614-466-4252
www.funeral.ohio.gov
Oklahoma State Board of Emblamers & Funeral Directors
405-522-1790
www.okfuneral.com
Oregon State Mortuary and Cemetery Board
503-731-4040
www.oregon.gov
Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors
717-783-3397
www.dos.state.pa.us
Rhode Island Div. of Professional Regulation
401-222-2827
www.healthri.org
South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service
Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
803-896-4497
www.llr.state.sc.us
South Dakota Board of Funeral Service
605-642-1600
www.doh.sd.gov/boards/funeralboard/
Tennessee State Board of Funeral Directors
and Embalmers and Burial Services
615-741-5062
www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/funeral/
Texas Funeral Service Commission
512-936-2474
www.tfsc.state.tx.us
Utah Dept. of Occupational & Professional Licensing
801-530-6628
www.dopl.utah.gov
Vermont Board of Funeral Service
Office of Professional Regulation
802-828-3228
www.sec.state.vt.us
Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
804-367-4479 800-533-1560
www.dhp.state.va.us
Washington Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
360-664-1555
www.dol.wa.gov/business/funeral/fdboard.html
West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners
304-558-0302
www.wvfuneralboard.com
Wisconsin Dept. of Regulation & Licensing Funeral Directors Examining Board
608-266-5511
http://drl.wi.gov/boards/fdr/
Wyoming State Board of Embalming
307-707-3508
http://plboards.state.wy.us/embalmers/
Alabama Board of Funeral Service
334-242-4049
www.fsb.alabama.gov
Alaska Div. of Occupational Licensing, Mortuary Science Section
907-465-2695
www.dced.state.ak.us/occ
Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
602-542-3095
www.funeralbd.state.az.us
Arkansas State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Department of Public Health
501-682-0574
www.arkansas.gov/fdemb/
California Cemetery & Funeral Bureau
916-574-7870
www.cfb.ca.gov
Colorado Funeral Directors Association
303-791-2336
www.cofda.org
Connecticut Department of Public Health Embalming/
Funeral Directors Licensure
860-509-7648
www.dph.state.ct.us
Delaware Board of Funeral Service
302-739-4522
www.state.de.us
District of Columbia Board of Funeral Directors
Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration
202-442-4320
www.dcra.dc.gov
Florida Department of Business and Porf Reg.
Bd of FD and Embalmers
phone
www.fldfs.com/FuneralCemetery
Georgia Board of Funeral Service
478-207-2440
www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/funeral/
Hawaii Sanitation Branch, Department of Health
808-586-8000
Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licensing
208-334-3233
Illinois Prof. Services Section, Dept. of Professional Regulation
217-785-0800
www.dpr.state.il.us
Indiana State Board of Funeral & Cemetery Service
317-234-3031
www.in.us/pla/funeral.htm
Iowa Board of Mortuary Science, Iowa Dept. of Public Health
515-281-4287
www.idph.state.ia.us
Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
785-296-3980
www.accesskansas.org/ksbma
Kentucky Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
502-426-4589
www.kbefd.ky.gov
Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
504-838-5109
www.lsbefd.state.la.us
Maine Board of Funeral Service
207-624-8603
www.maineprofessionalreg.org
Maryland State Board of Morticians
410-764-4792
www.dhmh.state.md.us./bom
Massachusetts Board of Embalming & Funeral Service
617-727-1718
www.state.ma.us/reg/boards
Michigan Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services
Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science
651-201-3289
www.michigan.gov
Minnesota Dept. of Health Mortuary Science Section
651-201-3829
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/mortsci
Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service
601-932-1973
www.msbfs.ms.gov
Missouri State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
573-751-0813
http://pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp
Montana Board of Funeral Service
406-841-2393
www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/fnr
Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services
Regulation & Licensure
402-471-2117
www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/fun/
New Hampshire Board of Registration of
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
603-271-4648
www.nh.gov/funeral
New Jersey State Board of Mortuary Science
93-504-6425
www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmedical/mortuary.htm
New Mexico State Board of Thanatopractice
505-476-4970
www.rld.state.nm.us/thanatopractice
New York Bureau of Funeral Directing
New York State Dept. of Health
518-402-0785
www.health.state.ny.us
North Carolina Board of Funeral Service
919-733-9380
www.ncbfs.org
North Dakota State Board of Funeral Service
701-776-6222
www.nd.gov/funeral/
Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors of Ohio
614-466-4252
www.funeral.ohio.gov
Oklahoma State Board of Emblamers & Funeral Directors
405-522-1790
www.okfuneral.com
Oregon State Mortuary and Cemetery Board
503-731-4040
www.oregon.gov
Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors
717-783-3397
www.dos.state.pa.us
Rhode Island Div. of Professional Regulation
401-222-2827
www.healthri.org
South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service
Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
803-896-4497
www.llr.state.sc.us
South Dakota Board of Funeral Service
605-642-1600
www.doh.sd.gov/boards/funeralboard/
Tennessee State Board of Funeral Directors
and Embalmers and Burial Services
615-741-5062
www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/funeral/
Texas Funeral Service Commission
512-936-2474
www.tfsc.state.tx.us
Utah Dept. of Occupational & Professional Licensing
801-530-6628
www.dopl.utah.gov
Vermont Board of Funeral Service
Office of Professional Regulation
802-828-3228
www.sec.state.vt.us
Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
804-367-4479 800-533-1560
www.dhp.state.va.us
Washington Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
360-664-1555
www.dol.wa.gov/business/funeral/fdboard.html
West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners
304-558-0302
www.wvfuneralboard.com
Wisconsin Dept. of Regulation & Licensing Funeral Directors Examining Board
608-266-5511
http://drl.wi.gov/boards/fdr/
Wyoming State Board of Embalming
307-707-3508
http://plboards.state.wy.us/embalmers/
The Federal Trade Commission has regulations that funeral homes must follow to best serve the public. On their website is a very helpful guide for consumers.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro19.shtm
To get more of their free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro19.shtm
To get more of their free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261.
Every state has a funeral directors' association or is combined with another state. You can get good answers by contacting your state's office. Usually the people who work in this office are not funeral directors or practicing funeral directors so don't hesitate to ask to speak to one of their officers, who must be a funeral director. The link here is to the listing on the website of the National Funeral Directors Association.
http://nfda.org/index.php/about-funeral-service/state-funeral-directors-associations
Besides state associations, there are national organizations of funeral directors. Many of them have members that join only by paying their membership fees. There are a few however, that funeral homes can only be members by invitation and that invitation is only extended after the funeral home demonstrates and continually upholds standards for exemplary caring service to the people in their communities. The two main ones are:
Selected Independent Funeral Homes
1-800-323-4219
www.selectedfuneralhomes.org
Order of the Golden Rule
637-8030
www.ogr.org
IS THERE CRITERIA FOR THE JEWISH FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN?
AND SOME OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ONES?
100 BLACK WOMEN FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EMBALMERS ASSN.
http://nfda.org/index.php/about-funeral-service/state-funeral-directors-associations
Besides state associations, there are national organizations of funeral directors. Many of them have members that join only by paying their membership fees. There are a few however, that funeral homes can only be members by invitation and that invitation is only extended after the funeral home demonstrates and continually upholds standards for exemplary caring service to the people in their communities. The two main ones are:
Selected Independent Funeral Homes
1-800-323-4219
www.selectedfuneralhomes.org
Order of the Golden Rule
637-8030
www.ogr.org
IS THERE CRITERIA FOR THE JEWISH FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN?
AND SOME OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ONES?
100 BLACK WOMEN FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EMBALMERS ASSN.
