Read older notifications and newsletters in our archive.
Published on Jan 30, 2024
PIN numbers to renew your license/registration are provided with your renewal notice to the email/address of record with the Board.
Published on Dec 1, 2022
Effective January 1, 2023, the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards will no longer administer two versions of the same national exam for funeral service licensure.
Published on Dec 7, 2022
Final Regulations related to the licensure of Funeral Directors and Embalmers as separate license types became effective on December 7, 2022.
Published on Jan 1, 2022
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new guidance to assist consumers with shopping for funeral services.
Published on Jan 1, 2021
Beginning in 2022, the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers ceased mailing a hard copy of certain licenses and registrations on a yearly basis.
Published on Nov 1, 2023
Cremation Authorization Fee Increase – Effective November 1, 2021
Published on Nov 1, 2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program to help pay funeral expenses associated with COVID-19 related deaths.
Published on Sep 10, 2020
The Department of Health Professions (DHP) has been made aware that some licensees have received fraudulent communications from individuals claiming to be from one of our licensing boards or another agency
Published on Nov 1, 2023
The Virginia Board of Funeral Director and Embalmers conducts a periodic review of its regulations approximately every four years.
Published on Nov 14, 2023
Notice regarding Medicaid Burial Set Aside
Published on Nov 1, 2023
The Board offers electronic license verifications.
Published on Nov 1, 2023
By law, the persons licensed as health care practitioners have a duty to report any known or suspected incidences of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children or elderly and incapacitated adults.
Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Email: fanbd@dhp.virginia.gov
Corie E. Tillman Wolf, J.D., Executive Director
Jason Graves, FSL, President