Funeral Director/Embalmer
Rhode IslandActive
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Prepares dead human remains for burial or disposal. Maintains the funeral establishment and sells funeral service merchandise to the public. May counsel and comfort relatives and friends, prepare casket and transport the deceased for services and burial. Prior to 1996 there were separate licenses for funeral directors and for embalmers.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- RI Department of Health
- Division
- Health Professions Regulation
- Address
- 3 Capitol Hill Room 104 Providence, RI 02908
- Phone
- (401) 222-2828
- Agency website
- https://health.ri.gov/licenses/
- Licence page
- https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=224
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Funeral Director 11-9171.00
- Embalmer 39-4011.00
- Funeral Director 39-4031.00
Source and verification
This record is Rhode Island's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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