Funeral Establishments
Branch Establishment is a place of business situated at a specific street address or location which is a subsidiary of a licensed funeral establishment, which contains a casket display room, a viewing area, or an area for conducting funeral services, or all of them, and where any portion of the funeral service or arrangements for the disposition of a dead human body is conducted.
Funeral Establishment is a place of business situated at a specific street address or location devoted to the care and preparation of dead human bodies for burial, disposition, or cremation or to conducting or arranging funeral services for dead human bodies.
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Any person who operates a funeral establishment or branch establishment must obtain an establishment license prior to opening. All materials shall be submitted to:
Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
Funeral Establishments
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986.Initial Funeral Establishment
License Requirements: To qualify for a license you, must:
- Employ as its manager a licensed funeral director and embalmer who is responsible for all transactions conducted in the funeral establishment, (exception: any person holding a valid license as only a funeral director), may serve as a manager of a funeral establishment; and
- Pass an on-site inspection.
Application Process: Submit to the Department:
Application
- Fee: $25.00
Initial Branch Establishment
License Requirements: To qualify for a license you, must:
- Be a subsidiary of a licensed funeral establishment;
- Employ as its manager a licensed funeral director and embalmer who is responsible for all transactions conducted in the branch establishment, (exception: any person holding a valid license as only a funeral director), may serve as a manager of a branch establishment; and
- Pass an on-site inspection.
Application Process: Submit to the Department:
- Fee: $20.00
Upon receipt of a completed initial funeral or branch establishment application, an inspector will contact you within 30 days. The inspector will then schedule an inspection date. An establishment can not operate until it receives a satisfactory rating on the inspection and the license is issued.
Change in location of a Funeral or Branch Establishment
Change Location Requirements: To change the location, you must:
- Employ as its manager a licensed funeral director and embalmer who is responsible for all transactions conducted in the establishment, (exception: any person holding a valid license as only a funeral director), may serve as a manager of a establishment; and
- Make application at least 30 days prior to the designated date of such change in location.
Application Process: Submit to the Department:
- Fee: $25.00 - Branch: $20.00
Change in Manager of a Funeral or Branch Establishment
Change Manager Requirements: To change the manager you must:
- Employ as its manager a licensed funeral director and embalmer who is responsible for all transactions conducted in the establishment, (exception: any person holding a valid license as only a funeral director), may serve as a manager of a establishment; and
- Make application at least 15 days prior to the designated date of such change, except that in the case of death of a manager, the application shall be made immediately following such death.
Application Process: Submit to the Department:
- Fee: $10.00 - Branch: $10.00
Change in Name of a Funeral or Branch Establishment
Change Name Requirements: To change the name you must:
- Employ as its manager a licensed funeral director and embalmer who is responsible for all transactions conducted in the establishment, (exception: any person holding a valid license as only a funeral director), may serve as a manager of a establishment.
Application Process: Submit to the Department:
- Fee: $10.00 - Branch: $10.00
No license shall be issued by the department until the original license has been turned into the Department.
These forms may be completed online, however, they cannot be submitted via e-mail due to the fact that all applications and forms require original signatures. If you complete the form online, you must print the form and mail it to the address below.
Fees (if applicable) are payable to the "Licensing & Regulatory Affairs".
Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
PO Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
- Manager Change
- Name Change
- Location Change
Expiration Date: All funeral directing and embalming licenses expire 2/1, of each even-numbered year.
Renewal Process: Notice of renewal is sent to each licensee approximately 90 days prior to the expiration date. It is important that your address is current with our office in order to assure delivery of the renewal notice. To renew a license, you must:
- Funeral establishment: Pay the renewal fee of $25.00;
- Branch establishment: Pay the renewal fee of $20.00.
Final Notice: Renewals not postmarked or received by 2/1 will be sent a final notice. All final notices will be assessed a $25.00 late fee.
Revocation: Renewals not postmarked or received by 3/1 will be sent a notice of revocation.
Additional Information: Click
Click here to see informaion relating to inspections.
Grounds for Denial of a License and Disciplining a License
A complete listing of grounds for denial or discipline can be found in
In addition to the acts or offenses specified in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-147 and 71-148 (1) the department shall deny an application for a license as a funeral establishment or branch establishment, revoke or suspend a license, or refuse renewal of such a license on any of the following grounds:
- Conviction of any crime involving moral turpitude;
- Obtaining a license as a funeral establishment or a branch establishment by false representation or fraud;
- Operating a funeral establishment or branch establishment without a manager responsible for the operations of the establishment;
- A conviction of a violation of any of the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
- Unprofessional conduct, which is hereby defined to include (i) misrepresentation or fraud in the conduct of a funeral establishment or branch establishment or (ii) aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice funeral directing and embalming; or
- Violation of the rules and regulations governing the practice of funeral directing and embalming.
Rules and Regulations/Statutes
To view practice issues relating to the following topics, click
Control of Remains
Price List Auxillary Personnel Transporting Bodies Bodies Dead of Commuicable Diseases Final Disposal of Dead Human Bodies
The Licensee Assistance Program (LAP) is an assessment, education, referral, case management, and monitoring service designed to help licensees, certificate holders, and registrants of the State of Nebraska work through substance abuse/addiction problems.
The LAP services are free. However, in some cases treatment from a community resource agency may be needed. If further assistance is needed, the LAP Coordinator will help refer the Licensee to the most appropriate agency. When a treatment referral is made, those expenses become the responsibility of the Licensee.
This program was established by
LAP telephone number: (800) 851-2336 or (402) 354-8055, Web address: www.lapne.org
The Board of Funeral Directing and Embalming advises the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure on all issues related to the regulation of funeral directing and embalming. Board member composition and length of terms follows:
| Membership: | 3 members holding a funeral director and embalmer license 1 Public Member |
| Length of Term:; | 5 years, no more than 2 consecutive full 5-year terms |
| Professional Requirements: | Been actively engaged in practice of his/her profession in the State of Nebraska, under a license issued in this state, for a period of 5 years just preceding his/her appointment |
| Public Member: |
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The Board of Funeral Directing and Embalming meets 2 to 4 times per year - see Board meeting Schedule for meeting dates and times. Meetings are open to the public, with the exception of investigational matters. Minutes of meeting are available by contacting Rita Watson (402) 471-2117 or by e-mail at rita.watson@dhhs.ne.gov.
Office Address:
| Mailing Address | Physical Address |
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Regulation
and Services Licensing & Regulatory Affairs PO Box 94986 Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 |
Nebraska State Office Building 301 Centennial Mall South 14th and M Streets 3rd Floor Lincoln, Nebraska |
Phone: (402) 471-2115
Fax: (402) 471-3577Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (central time)
Monday through FridayNebraska Licensure Information
Rita Watson
Kris Chiles, Section Administrator
Phone: (402) 471-2117
Fax: (402) 471-3577
E-Mail: rita.watson@dhhs.ne.gov
Phone: (402) 471-2117
Fax: (402) 471-3577
e-mail: kris.chiles@dhhs.ne.gov
Department of Insurance / Pre-need Insurance
The Terminal Building
941 O Street, Suite 400
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 471-2201
www.doi.ne.gov/Licensee Assistance Program
Nebraska Cemetery Association
Center Point Professional Plz
9239 West Center Road
Omaha, NE 68124
Phone: (402) 354-8055
Toll Free: (800) 851-2336
www.lapne.org
Mike Hutchinson
Wyuka Cemetery and Funeral Home
3600 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: (402) 474-360Nebraska Funeral Directing Association
6000 S. 58th Street, Suite B
Lincoln, NE 68516
Phone: (402) 423-8900State Anatomical Board
42nd and Dewey
Omaha, NE
Phone: (402) 559-6249Vital Records
Finance and Support
State Office Building
Lincoln’s Gold’s Galleria, 1st floor
1033 "O" Street, Suite 130 (11th & N Streets)
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 471-2871
www.dhhs.ne.gov/vital_records.htm
Duplicates: A duplicate large license or small license card may be requested at the time of initial licensure. A $10.00 fee, per document, is required.
Reissue: A large license and/or small license card may be reissued when the licensee requests: additional documents; replacement of original document(s) due to loss, mutilation or destruction; or replacement of document(s) due to a name change.
To request a reissued license, you must submit a
Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
Funeral Establishments
PO Box 94986
Lincoln NE 68509-4986
To request either a certification or verification or your license, contact Rita Watson at (402) 471-2117.
Certification
- Fee - $25.00
- Certification includes:
- Name
- Profession
- License number
- Issuance date
- Expiration date
- Whether the license was granted by examination, waiver, or reciprocity
- When requested, the grades acquired by the subject for issuance of a license
- Whether disciplinary action has been taken against the license. If so, the type(s) and date(s) of the action will be included.
- SEAL of the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Verification
- Fee - $5.00
- Verification includes:
- Name
- Profession
- License Number
- Expiration Date
- Department Staff Signature
A verification does not include the SEAL of the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services nor information relating to discipline, school, or examination.
This information can also be obtained by checking the website at: www.dhhs.ne.gov/lis/lisindex.htm
You may purchase listings/labels and diskettes of health related occupations and professions by the following methods:
- Print the listing/labels
- Contact Carla Brandt at carla.brandt@dhhs.ne.gov or by telephone at (402) 471-2115.
How do I file a complaint? To file a complaint, see the Investigations Division web site: www.dhhs.ne.gov/reg/investi.htm
How is a complaint reviewed, and what is the disciplinary process? The following provides information relating to the complaint, investigative, and disciplinary process.
- Investigations web site www.dhhs.ne.gov/reg/investi.htm
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