Due to exposure to the COVID/OMICRON virus, the NC Board of Funeral Service is temporarily closed. Staff will be working remotely and are accessible by email. If you need assistance, please send an email to the appropriate staff member, and we will respond as soon as we can. Thank you for understanding that there may be delays in returning telephone calls to the Board office.
Message from the Board
This page is updated regularly with information for licensees regarding COVID-19.Please read the letter from Stephen Davis, Executive Director of the Board: Letter to Licensees and Permit Holders
"Informational Webinar for Licensees on the Coronavirus"
– Sponsored by Padgett & King and Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Homes.This webinar is presented for information only to licensees regarding the COVID-19 epidemic. Registration for this presentation is not required.
Advisories for Licensees
Following are updates to licensees from the Board.
- July 22:
- Continuing Ed; Preneed Guidance
- June 29:
- Waivers of Certain Admin Rules
- May 21:
- Statewide Safer-at-Home Order
- May 1:
- Continuing Educ & Compliance Inspections
- April 24:
- Extension of Stay-at-Home Restrictions
- April 22:
- OCME’s Testing of Decedents for COVID-19
- April 20:
- Personal Protective Equipment [PPE]
- April 9:
- Postmortem Testing, Transfers, Embalming, Licensing Exams
- April 3:
- Removal and Transportation of Decedents
- March 30:
- FAQ’s; Emergency Board Meeting
- March 27:
- Statewide Stay-at-Home Order
- March 26:
- Stay-at-Home Orders
- March 25:
- Stay-at-Home Directives
- March 24:
- Mecklenburg County issues Stay-at-Home Proclamation
- March 23:
- Public Gathering Restrictions; Board Operations
- March 20:
- NFDA, ICCFA Announcements; Funeral Professions Essential; Letter to the Governor; VA Cemeteries
- March 19:
- Executive Order FAQ; CDC Updated Guidelines
- March 18:
- Board Operations & Announcements
- March 17:
- Update on Governor Cooper’s Press Conference
- March 16:
- Executive Order 117 Guidelines
Important Information and Communications
Following are news items, letters, executive orders, and other important information.
- June 29:
- NY/CT/NJ Travel Ban
- June 24:
- Executive Order 147
- June 24:
- Executive Order 147 FAQ’s
- May 21:
- FAQ’s – Phase 2
- April 20:
- Executive Order 131 FAQ’s
- April 9:
- OCME Memo on COVID-19 Postmortem Testing
- April 2:
- OCME Cremation Authorization Forms
Example Authorization for Cremation - March 27:
- Executive Order 121 from Governor Roy Cooper
- March 26:
- In the March 25th Licensee Advisory, we included placards that you could download and print for use in funeral home vehicles. We furnished these placards particularly for those funeral homes in a municipality or county where “Stay-at-Home” orders are in place. We regret that the links were not functional and thus prevented you from downloading them. The placards are furnished here so that you can access them if necessary. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Placard – Funeral Professional
Placard – Cemetery Professional - March 23:
- Infection Prevention Guidelines from OCME
- March 23:
- Executive Order 120 from Governor Roy Cooper
- March 20:
- Letter to Governor – Funeral Service Essential
- March 20:
- NFDA News Release: Mortuary Workers deemed ‘Critical Infrastructure Workers’
- March 16:
- Press Release: Spread of Coronavirus Impacts NC Funeral Homes
- March 14:
- Executive Order 117 from Governor Roy Cooper
