Useful Resources

Regulatory & Licensing Boards

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
Ms. Kimberly Gehlert
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2275
Westerville, OH 43086-2275
(614) 899-6200
(614) 899-6206 fax
www.apfsp.com
 

Alabama Board of Funeral Services (Regulatory)
11 S. Union Street
Suite # 219
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-4049
(334) 353-7988 fax
 

Alaska State Mortuary Board
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
(907) 465-2695
(907) 465-2974 fax
www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/
www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/pmor.htm

 

Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Ms. Pat Keith
Program Assistant
1400 W. Washington, Suite # 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3095
(602) 542-3093 fax


Arkansas State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Ms. Rachael McGrew, Executive Secretary
101 E. Capitol, Suite 113
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-0574
(501) 682-0575 fax
 

California State Mortuary Board
400 R Street, Suite 3040
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-7737
(916) 323-1890 fax
www.dca.ca.gov/cemetery
 

Canada-Alberta Funeral Service & Regulatory Board
11810 Kingsway Ave.
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5G 0X5
(403) 452-6130
 

Canada-Ontario Board of Funeral Services
Ms. Susan Beck
2810-777 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5G 2C8
(416) 979-5450
(416) 979-0384 fax
sueb@funeralboard.com


Colorado Funeral Directors Association
Mr. Fred Caruso, Executive Director
7853 E. Arapahoe Court, #2100
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 694-4728
(303) 694-4869 fax
 

Connecticut State Board of Mortuary
410 Capital Ave.
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-7615
(860) 509-7553 fax
www.ct-clic.com
 

Delaware State Board of Funeral Services
Ms. Dana M. Spruill, Administrative Specialist II
Division of Professional Regulation Board of Funeral Services
Cannon Building
861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-4500
(302) 739-2711 (Fax)
dspruill@state.de.us
www.state.de.us/license/index.htm


Dept. of Health Care Licensing Division / Montana Board of Funeral Service
Ms. Cheryl S. Smith, Board Administrator
301 South Park, Room 430
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
(406) 841-2393
(406) 841-2305 fax
www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/fnr
 

Florida State Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
Ms. Juanita Chastain, Executive Director
Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Northwood Centre
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-1470
(850) 922-2918 fax
www.state.fl.us/dbpr/
 

Georgia State Board of Funeral Service
Ms. Jo Ann J. Lyde, Board Secretary
237 Colliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217
(478) 207-1300
(478) 207-1468 fax
www.sos.state.ga.us
 

Hawaii State Board of Mortuary
591 Ala Moana Blvd., 1st Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-8000
(808) 586-4729 fax
www.state.hi.us/health/ei/essa/eiessa00.htm
 

Idaho State Bureau of Occupational Licenses
1109 Main Street, Suite 220
Boise, ID 83702-5642
(208) 334-3233
(208) 334-3945 fax
 

Illinois State Dept. of Professional Regulation
Mr. Daniel Harden, Board Liaison
3320 W. Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 785-5966
(217) 782-7645 fax
www.dpr.state.il.us
 

Indiana State Board of Funeral & Cemetery Service
Ms. Stephanie Clark, Board Secretary
Professional Licensing Agency
302 W. Washington Street, Room E034
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2700
(317) 232-7215
(317) 233-5559 fax
www.in.gov/pla
 

Iowa State Board of Mortuary Science Examiners
Ms. Marge Bledsoe, Board Administrator
Lucas State Office Building
321 E. 12th Street, 4th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
(515) 281-4287
(515) 281-3121 fax
www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/
 

Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
Mr. Mack Smith, Executive Secretary
700 S.W. Jackson, Suite 904
Topeka, KS 66603-3733
(785) 296-3980
(785) 296-0891 fax
boma1@ink.org
www.ink.org/public/ksbma/
 

Kentucky State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Ms. Emma Lou Hartlage, Executive Director
7025 W. Hwy. 22, Suite 7
P.O. Box 324
Crestwood, KY 40014
(502) 241-3918
(502) 241-4297 fax
 

Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Ms. Dawn Scardino, Executive Director
Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
P.O. Box 8757
Metairie, LA 70011
(888) 508-9083
(504) 838-5112 fax
labefd@ix.netcom.com
www.lsbefd.state.la.us
 

Maine State Board of Funeral Service
Ms. Diane Bradstreet, Board Clerk
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0035
(207) 624-8623
(207) 624-8637 fax
www.maineprofessionalreg.org
 

Maryland State Board of Morticians
Ms. Elizabeth Groninger, Executive Director
4201 Patterson Ave., Room 315
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299
(410) 764-4792
(410) 358-6571 fax
www.dhmh.state.md.us/bom
 

Massachusetts State Board of Embalming & Funeral Directing
Ms. Kim Scully
239 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-1718
(617) 727-2197 fax
www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/em
 

Michigan State Board of Mortuary Science
P.O. Box 30018
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1837
(517) 241-9280 fax
www.state.mi.us/pfr/olr
 

Minnesota Dept. of Health
Mr. David J. Benke, Section Manager
Mortuary Science Section
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164
(651) 282-3829
(651) 282-3839 fax
david.benke@state.mn.us
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpsc/mortsci/mortsci.htm
 

Missouri State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/embalm/

Nebraska Credentialing Division
Ms. Rita Watson
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-4918
(402) 471-3577 fax
www.hhs.state.ne.us\lis\lis.asp
 

Nevada State Board of Funeral Directors
4894 Lone Mountain Road
PMB 186
Las Vegas, NV 89130
(702) 646-6860
(702) 648-5858 fax
www.state.nv.us/index.htm

 

New Hampshire Board of Registration of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
Ms. Susan Russell, Secretary D.A.
Board of Registration of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 68509
(603) 271-4648
(603) 271-3447 fax
funeralbd@dhhs.state.nh.us
www.state.nh.us/funeral
 

New Jersey State Board of Mortuary Science
Mr. William Mandeville, Executive Director
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 45009
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 504-6425
(973) 648-3536 fax
 

New Mexico Board of Thanatopractice
Ms. Pauline Mares, Administrative Assistant
2055 S. Pacheco Street, Suite # 400
P.O. Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5101
(505) 476-7090 or (505) 476-7089
(505) 476-7095 fax
FuneralBoard@state.nm.us
www.rld.state.nm.us/b&c/thanato
 

New York State Bureau of Funeral Directing
Ms. Deborah Orecki, Director
Hedley Park Place
433 River Street, Suite 303
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 402-0785
(518) 402-0784 fax


North Carolina State Board of Mortuary Science
Mr. Andrew Ritter, Executive Director
P.O. Box 27368
Raleigh, NC 27611-7368
(919) 733-9380
(919) 733-8271 fax
www.ncbms.org
 

North Dakota Board of Funeral Directors Association
P.O. Box 633
Devils Lake, ND 58301
(701) 662-2511
(701) 662-2501 fax
 

Ohio State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Mr. Robert L. Shank, Secretary-Treasurer
77 South High Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
(614) 466-4252
(614) 728-6825 fax
oh.emb.bd@exchange.state.oh.us
www.state.oh.us/fun/
 

Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
4545 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite # 175
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 525-0158 or (800) 375-5899
(405) 557-1844 fax
funeral@oklaosf.state.ok.us


Oregon Board of Mortuary & Cremetery
800 N.E. Oregon, Suite 430
Box # 19
Portland, OR 97232-2109
(503) 731-4040
(503) 731-2162 fax
 

Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors
124 Pine Street
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2649
(717) 783-3397
(717) 705-5540 fax
funeral@pados.dos.state.pa.us
 

Rhode Island Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
3 Capital Hill
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2827
(401) 222-1272 fax
www.health.state.ri.us
 

South Carolina Board of Funeral Service
Mr. Dwight Hayes, Administrator
110 Centerview Drive
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329
(803) 896-4496
(803) 896-4484 fax
www.llr.state.sc.us
 

South Dakota State Board of Funeral Directors
135 E. Illinois, Suite 214
Spearfish, SD 57783
(605) 642-1600
www.state.sd.us/state/executive/dcr/funeral/fun-hom.htm


Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers Services
Mr. Robert B. Gribble, Executive Director
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Davy Crockett Tower
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-5062
(615) 532-1903 fax
www.state.tn.us/commerce
 

Texas Funeral Service Commission
Ms. Mitzi Chafetz
P.O. Box 12217
Capital Station
Austin, TX 78711-2217
(512) 936-2474
(512) 479-5064 fax
mitzi.chchafetz@tfsc. state.tx.us
tfsc@tfsc.state.tx.us


Utah State Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
Ms. Anne Naeglin, Board Secretary
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
(801) 530-6628
(801) 530-6511 fax
www.commerce.state.ut.us/dopl/dopl1.htm
 

Vermont Board of Funeral Services
Ms. Judith Griffen, Administrative Assistant
Vermont Board of Funeral Services
81 River Street
Heritage Building, Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
(802) 828-3228
(802) 828-2368 fax
jgriffen@sec.state.vt.us
www.sec.state.vt.us
 

Virginia State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
6606 W. Broad Street, 4th Floor
Southern States Building
Richmond, VA 23230-9943
(804) 662-9907
(804) 662-9523 fax
www.state.va.us/dpor/indexie.html
 

Washington D.C. Funeral Directors Association
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
941 N. Capitol N.E., Room 7W45
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 727-7468
www.dcra.org
 

Washington State Dept. of Licensing, Funeral & Cemetery Unit
Mr. Dennis McPhee, Program Manager
P.O. Box 9012
Olympia, WA 98507-9012
(360) 664-1555
(360) 586-4414 fax
www.wa.gov/dol/bpd/funfront.htm
 

West Virginia Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Ms. Sherri Douglass, Executive Director
179 Summers Street, Suite 305
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-0302
(304) 558-0660 fax
 

Wisconsin Funeral Directors Examining Board
Ms. Lydia A. Bridge, Program Assistant
Funeral Directors Examining Board
1400 E. Washington Ave.
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 267-1813
(608) 267-3816 fax
web@drl.state.wi.us
www.drl.state.wi.us/Regulation/applicant_information/dod278.html
 

Wyoming Board of Embalmers
2020 Carey Ave., Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7788
(307) 777-3508 fax
www.sowsy.state.wy.us/director/boards/
 

 

 

 
 
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