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Amendments to O.C.G.A. § 50-36-1 become effective January 1, 2012. After December 31, 2011, Georgia law will require all applicants for licensure, and all those applying for renewal of an existing license, to submit secure and verifiable documentation with their application. Please consider filing your renewal application on or before December 31, 2011 as this will expedite your renewal. A list of the approved Secure and Verifiable Documents may be found on this page or on the Attorney General’s website. Click here in order to begin your online renewal.
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You may now apply on-line for these license types: Embalmer, Funeral Apprentice and Funeral Director. Once you have passed the National and State exams, you may apply online by going to the following link: https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/mylicense/Login.aspx?process=app
On this site, you may submit your application and pay your application fee using a Visa, Mastercard, or American Express credit or debit card. Application fees are non-refundable |
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The Georgia State Board of Funeral Service is responsible for carrying out the provisions of the Funeral Service Law for the purpose of better protection of life and health, preventing the spread of contagious, communicable, and infectious diseases, and regulating the practice of embalming and funeral directing and the care and disposition of dead human bodies.
The Board consists of seven members who are appointed by the Governor. Six of the members are licensed and practicing funeral directors and embalmers and one member is a consumer member who has no connection with the funeral service industry. The Board is authorized to prescribe a standard of proficiency as to the qualifications and fitness of embalmers and funeral directors, to revoke or suspend licenses for any violation of this law, to adopt rules and regulations and to set standards of sanitation to be observed in the embalming or cremation of dead human bodies. Any person desiring to engage in the practice of embalming or in the business or practice of funeral directing or operating a funeral establishment must first meet the requirements of the law and rules and be licensed by the Board.
Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at the Board’s offices in Macon and are open to the public. Persons wishing to bring matters for the Board’s consideration should submit written notification or request to the Board office.
Currently the Board has two inspectors who schedule and perform inspections of licensed funeral establishments to ensure compliance with established laws and rules.
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