State Licensure Requirements

Licensure Requirements Resources by State
State Phone Website
Alabama  334.242.4049 www.fsb.alabama.gov 
Alaska  907.465.8444 http://commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/Professionallicensing/Morticians.aspx 
Arizona  602.542.3095 https://funeralboard.az.gov 
Arkansas  501.682.0574 www.arkansas.gov/fdemb 
California  9165.74.7870 www.cfb.ca.gov 
Colorado  303.791.2336 www.cofda.org 
Connecticut 860.509.7603 (menu option 6) www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3143&q=388894&dphNav_GID=1830 
Delaware 302.744.4500 https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/funeralservices 
Florida  850.413.3039 www.myfloridacfo.com/division/funeralcemetery 
Georgia  404.424.9966 sos.ga.gov/plb/funeral 
Hawaii  808.586.8000 https://health.hawaii.gov 
Idaho  208.888.2730 https://dopl.idaho.gov/DOPLPortal/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=MOR 
Illinois  888.473.4858 https://idfpr.com/Contact/IDFPRContact.asp 
Indiana  317.234.3031 www.in.gov/pla/professions/state-board-of-funeral-and-cemetery-service 
Iowa  515.281.0254 https://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Mortuary-Science 
Kansas 785.296.3980  https://ksbma.ks.gov 
Kentucky  502.426.4589 https://kbefd.ky.gov/licensing/Pages/Licensing.aspx 
Louisiana  504.838.5109 www.lsbefd.state.la.us 
Maine  207.624.8500 www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-funeral-services 
Maryland  410.764.4792 https://health.maryland.gov/bom/Pages/home.aspx 
Massachusetts  617.727.1718 www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-embalming-and-funeral-directing 
Michigan  517.241.9288 www.michigan.gov/lara  
Minnesota  763.416.0124 www.mnfuneral.org 
Mississippi 601.932.1973 www.msbfs.ms.gov/secure/index.html  
Missouri  573.751.0813 https://pr.mo.gov/embalmers.asp 
Montana  406.449.7244 https://montanafda.org 
Nebraska  402.761.2217 www.nefda.org 
Nevada  775.825.5535 http://funeral.nv.gov 
New Hampshire  603.271.4648 www.oplc.nh.gov/funeral 
New Jersey  973.504.6425 www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/mor 
New Mexico  505).476.4622  www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/funeral_services.aspx 
New York  518 402.0785 www.health.ny.gov/professionals/funeral_director 
North Carolina  919.733.9380 www.ncbfs.org 
North Dakota 701.776.6222 www.funeral.nd.gov 
Ohio  614.466.4252 https://funeral.ohio.gov 
Oklahoma  405.522.1790 http://ok.gov/funeral 
Oregon  971.673.1500 www.oregon.gov/omcb/Pages/default.aspx 
Pennsylvania  717.783.3397 www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/FuneralDirectors 
Rhode Island  401.222.5960 https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=224 
South Carolina  803.896.4497 https://llr.sc.gov/fs 
South Dakota  605.642.1600 http://doh.sd.gov/boards/Funeral 
Tennessee  615.741.5062 www.tn.gov/commerce/section/funeral-directors-embalmers-burial-services 
Texas  512.936.2474 www.tfsc.state.tx.us 
Utah  801.530. 6628 https://dopl.utah.gov/fs 
Vermont  802.828.1134 https://governor.vermont.gov/boards_and_commissions/funeral_service 
Virginia  804.367.4479 www.dhp.virginia.gov/funeral 
Washington  360.664.1555 www.dol.wa.gov/business/funeralcemetery 
West Virginia  304.558.0302 www.wvfuneralboard.com 
Wisconsin  608.266.2112 https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/FuneralDirectors/Default.aspx 
Wyoming 307.777.5403 https://fspboard.wyo.gov 

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