Application Instructions
- General Information
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
- Funeral Director Intern
Submit with your online application:
- Application Fee of $25.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
- Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement.
- Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.
- Official Transcripts
- Examination Pass Notification - Please have your National Conference Examination scores sent to the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service
- Employment Notification - Please ensure to submit your Employment Notification form indicating the Funeral Home you will be employed.
- Case Reports - After the issuance of your Funeral Director Intern, you must submit case reports on the Board Approved form below. You may login to your MyLicense One account and upload these forms once completed at the end of your 3rd month, 6th month, 9th month, and 12th month. Please upload by logging back into your account and use the "Upload Additional Documentation" action item.
- Funeral Director by Examination
Examination Applicants: Those who have completed obtained and completed at least 3 (three) quarters of your internship and have filed your 3rd quarter case reports.
Submit with your online application:
- Application Fee of $100.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
- Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement.
- Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.
- Official Transcripts
- Examination Pass Notification - Please have your National Conference Examination scores sent to the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service.
- Funeral Director by Reciprocity
Reciprocity Applicants: Those who hold a license in another state will use the below instructions.
Submit with your online application:
- Application Fee of $100.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
- Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement.
- Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.
- Official Transcripts
- Examination Pass Notification - Please have your National Conference Examination scores sent to the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service
- Verification of State Licensure(s) - We must receive verification from every state, territory, and country that you hold or have held a license. A copy of your license will not suffice.
- Funeral Director Courtesy Card
Submit with your online application:
- Application Fee of $150.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
- Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement.
- Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.
- Verification of Licensure - We must receive verification from every state that you hold or have held a license. A copy of your license will not suffice.
- Funeral and Cemetery Facilities
Apply online using MyLicense One for all Funeral and Cemetery facility license types.
- Funeral Home: Inspection Checklist Example
- Funeral Branch: Inspection Checklist Example
- Certificate of Authority
- Cemetery
- Applicants will be required to upload the following to complete the application pursuant to IC 23-14-34-1, IC 23-14-34-5, and IC 23-14-48-5:
- Proof of the plat from the Recorder's Office in the County where the cemetery is to be located.
- The financial institution's affidavit stating it has accepted the trusteeship of the created perpetual fund.
- Proof that the one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) has been deposited in the fund.
- Additional Cemetery Forms:
- Applicants will be required to upload the following to complete the application pursuant to IC 23-14-34-1, IC 23-14-34-5, and IC 23-14-48-5:
- Crematory
- Continuing Education Course Sponsor
Submit with your online application:
- Required Documentation: Please be prepared to upload the following with your application:
- Course information
- Brochure or Advertisement information
- Any pertinent course and instructor information for the Board to consider your application
- Approved CE Providers With a CE Number - If you are already approved by the Board to provide continuing education but you have additional courses you would like to obtain approval for, please log into your MyLicense One account, link your license with your license number and registration code, and then use the Upload Additional Documentation action item to submit your course information.
- Required Documentation: Please be prepared to upload the following with your application:
Renewal Instructions
- Renewal Information
Renewal notices are sent approximately 90 days prior to the expiration date. Licensees with a valid email address on file will be emailed the renewal information. Licensees that do not have a valid email address on file will be mailed license renewal information. This notice is mailed to the licensee's address of record with the Board.
Funeral Director Licenses
Funeral Director Licenses expire December 31st of even years and the renewal fee is $50.00. Additionally, Funeral Directors will need to meet their Continuing Education requirements in order to renew to the Active Status.
Inactive Status
If your license is currently in Inactive status, you may continue to renew to the Inactive Status which does not allow you to practice nor are you required to obtain continuing education to renew. However, if your license is currently Inactive, you cannot renew your license to an Active status Online. You can however, renew your Inactive license and then submit the following items to request to Activate your license using the action item "Upload Additional Documentation" in your MyLicense One account:- A request to Activate
- Certificates of Completion totaling 5 hours for each year the license has been inactive (any part of a year counts as one year, with no more than 50% of the total from distance learning, and at least 2 out of the 5 hours for each year must be in Indiana law.
- If you have been Inactive for MORE than 4 years, you will need to submit by mail the $50.00 funeral director exam fee and upon taking and passing the exam, your license status may be updated to Active.
Funeral Director Courtesy Cards
Funeral Director Courtesy Cards expire December 31st of even years and the renewal fee is $150.00.
Funeral Homes or Funeral Branches
Funeral Homes or Branches expire December 31st of even years and the renewal fee is $50.00.
Certificate of Authority
Certificates of Authority expire March 1st annually. In addition to renewing your Certificate of Authority, you are required to file an annual report pursuant to IC 30-2-10-8 and IC 30-2-13-31. You may obtain the annual report form online below in Additional Forms. This form must be printed, completed, and mailed to our office with the $10.00 report fee.
- Reinstatement Information
Funeral Director Licenses
If your license has been expired for three or more years, you must reinstate your license to practice. Please submit your reinstatement online with the additional documentation:
- Payment of the current renewal fee ($50) and current initial application fee ($50). Total reinstatement fee: $100.
- Documentation to Upload
- Letter of work history or resume to include the following information since the expiration of your Indiana license: place(s) of employment
- Verification of any license in another state.
- Proof of Continuing Education including 10 hours for the initial expiration date (4 in IN law) plus 5 hours for each year after expiration date (2 of the 5 in Law)
- Once reviewed, you will be informed that you may pay your Indiana Law Exam fee of $50.00, and you will be scheduled for the next exam.
Funeral Director Courtesy Card Holders
If your license has been expired for three or more years, you must reinstate your license to practice. Please submit your reinstatement online with the additional documentation:
- Payment of the current renewal fee ($150) and current initial application fee ($150). Total reinstatement fee: $300.
- Documentation to Upload
- Verification of any license in another state.
Funeral Homes or Funeral Branches
If facility has been expired for three or more years, you may now reinstate online. In order to do this, you must have your license number and Registration Code. If you need your registration code, contact PLA at 317-232-2960 for the Call Center or email pla12@pla.in.gov.
Once your reinstatement has been submitted online, you will have an inspection scheduled for your facility in order to complete the reinstatement process.
Funeral Employment and Filing Death Certificates
- Employment Notification and/or Updates
Pursuant to 832 IAC 2-1-5, a funeral director or funeral director intern must register with the board the name and address of the funeral home in which he or she is performing services or is an agent. Additionally, when the funeral director or funeral director intern cease performing services in or for a funeral home, they must notify the board within thirty (30) day of the change.
To notify the Board of your Employment Changes:
- Login to your MyLicense One account
- Ensure your license is linked.
- Select the three dots beside your license and select the action:
- Funeral Directors and Interns: Change Employer
- Funeral Home and Branches: Update Employees
- Once you have made your edits, please ensure you FINISH and SUBMIT.
- Filing Death Certificates
The Indiana Department of Health implemented phase II of the DRIVE (Database for Registering Indiana’s Vital Events) vital records system in 2021. DRIVE now includes the fetal death and terminated pregnancy (ITOP) modules.
To access the birth and death registration system you will need to register for an Access Indiana account at https://www.in.gov/access/. Once you have a registered Access Indiana account, you can register your DRIVE account. To register, click on the DRIVE icon/tile posted within Access Indiana to submit an e-request to link your active Genesis/DRIVE user profile to your Access Indiana account. This is a two-step process.
If you have not already done so, register now to access DRIVE.
For more information, helpful guides, and training options, go to https://www.in.gov/health/vital-records/database-registration-of-indianas-vital-events-drive/.
Indiana Code16-37-1-3.1 codified these required changes.
Violations
- Sec 13 (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
- (b) Each day a violation constitutes a separate offense.
Fee Schedule
- Funeral and Cemetery Fee Schedule
License Type and Fee Type Fee Funeral Director Intern Application Fee $25.00 Funeral Director Application Fee $50.00 Examination/Reexamination Fee $50.00 Renewal Fee $50.00 Reinstatement Fee (Expired 3+ Years) $100.00 Funeral Director Courtesy Card Application Fee $150.00 Renewal Fee $150.00 Reinstatement Fee (Expired 3+ Years) $300.00 Funeral Home/Branch Application Fee $50.00 Renewal Fee $50.00 Reinstatement Fee (Expired 3+ Years) $100.00 Certificate of Authority Annual Report Fee $10.00 Cemetery Registration Fee $100.00