Indiana Statutes
Title 23 Article 14 Chapter 31 - Cremation
Title 25 Article 1 - Professions and Occupations
Title 25 Article 15 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Title 29 Article 2 Chapter 19 - Funeral Planning Declaration
Title 30 Article 2 Chapter 9 - Prepaid Funeral Plans and Funeral Trust Funds Established Before 1982
Indiana Administrative Rules
1) Acceptable continuing education subjects:
2) Of the minimum ten hours of instruction each funeral director and embalmer must complete within each two year period, at least four hours must be in one or more of the following areas:
3) There is a limit of five of the required ten hours that may be obtained from distance learning methods.
4) Licensees may not count IOSHA and OSHA required courses towards the funeral director or embalmer continuing education renewal requirement.
You may locate or verify approved continuing education providers on our website at https://mylicense.in.gov/everification/Search.aspx?facility=Y You may view all of the continuing education providers by leaving the name field blank in your search.
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 Code section 16-37-1-3.1 codified these required changes.
Violations
Licensed practitioners that have a specific question or questions about the scope of practice of their licensed profession may request a "practice ruling" from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) and the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service (the Board). The PLA and the Board may provide a formal determination/interpretation based on the practitioner's factual situations/circumstances. Licensed practitioners may submit a "Request for Practice Ruling" through the web-based form provided on the PLA's "Request for Practice Ruling" web page. Additional information and instructions for submitting a "Request for Practice Ruling " are provided on the web page.
All requests will be reviewed by the PLA's legal team, and PLA's legal team will draft a ruling for the Board's consideration and potential adoption. All rulings adopted by the Board will be posted to the Indiana Register as well as the comprehensive list provided on the the PLA's "Request for Practice Ruling" web page.
