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Indiana Professional Licensing Agency

PLA > Professions > State Board of Funeral & Cemetery Service State Board of Funeral & Cemetery Service

Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
Attn: State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072,
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Tracy Hicks, Director
Rae Harman, Assistant Director
Julie Biddle, Customer Service Representative
Stacie Barclay, Customer Service Representative
Sylvia Grinstead, Customer Service Representative
Cyndy Jones, Customer Service Representative

Amber Wilson, Customer Service Representative

Staff Phone Number: (317) 234-3031
Staff Email: pla12@pla.in.gov

CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORITY EXPIRE MARCH 1, 2014. DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL HERE

ANNUAL REPORTS PURSUANT TO IC 30-2-10-8 AND IC 30-2-13-31 ARE ALSO REQUIRED

ANNUAL REPORT OF FUNERAL TRUST FUNDS (no filing fee)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO IC 30-2-13-31 ($10 filing fee)

OBTAINING A LICENSE TO POST AT YOUR FACILITY:

We no longer print and mail licenses for funeral director interns, funeral directors, funeral homes, funeral home branches, cemeteries, or certificates of authority free of charge. This does not change the license posting requirement where applicable. The licensee will be required to go to our website at www.pla.in.gov to utilize our License Express feature to order/print a license. You may print a free license from your computer or order the blue cardstock license for a fee of $13.77.

LICENSE CERTIFICATION/VERIFICATION: The State of Indiana has changed the method it uses to verify licensure for Indiana licensees. The new procedure will allow anyone to request a digitally certified certification letter and license status information that can be forward to any licensing board or individual. What they will receive is a pdf file with two pages - the letter and the status page. Both will have a US Postal mark to verify authenticity as of the date it shows. This process is admissible in all courts. There will also be a web link in the letter that allows you to verify that the file is authentic, digitally signed, and has not been modified. Paper certifications will no longer be provided. To use the digital certification function, please click on "License Express" at the top left corner of this page.

COURTESY CARDS FOR BORDERING STATE FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Effective January 1, 2013, Senate Enrolled Act No. 370 (IC 25-15-10) provides for a courtesy card for bordering state funeral directors to perform limited practice in Indiana providing their state also offers the same to Indiana funeral directors. Click HERE to view IC 25-15-10. Click HERE for the Courtesy Card Application.

STATUTES AND RULES

You may access the Indiana Code and the Indiana Adminstrative Code below.

The cite for Embalmers and Funeral Directors is IC 25-18.

The cite for Trusts and Fiduciaries is IC 30-2

The cite for Cemetery Associations is IC 23-14

The cite for Professions and Occupations is IC 25-1

The rules of the Board are located in Title 832 of the Indiana Adminstrative Code.

Indiana Code

Indiana Administrative Code

State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service Statutes and Rules Book