- Phone: 401-222-5960
- Licensing Unit Room 105A,
- 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Weekdays
- Directions
- Parking is restricted until 3 PM
Rhode Island Department of HealthState of Rhode Island
Department of Health
Rhode Island Department of HealthState of Rhode Island
Department of Health
Funeral directors are reminded to indicate on death certificates if someone was ever in the U.S. armed forces (death certificate section 8), whenever possible.
Renewal notices are sent out 60 days before your expiration date. Renew Online
The Center for Professional Licensing oversees the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, which licenses and certifies crematory facilities, funeral establishments, funeral directors, embalmers, and intern funeral directors.
Applications for licensure (Funeral Director/Embalmer, Intern, Funeral Establishment, Funeral Establishment Branch Office, or Crematory) must be downloaded and printed. Completed forms should be mailed to the address noted on the application. Forms will not be accepted via email or fax.
According to Rhode Island law, all Rhode Islanders can designate another person to be responsible for their funeral arrangements, regardless of their relationship to that person. If such a designation wasn’t made, Rhode Island law only allows a spouse or next of kin to make funeral arrangements. more