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Individual and Establishment License renewals begin July 1
Licensing
Issued by the board to a funeral director or an embalmer from another state that gives the director or embalmer permission to receive and transport a dead human body to and from Kentucky for a funeral and to conduct funeral services and burials in Kentucky.
View general information about Establishments, applications for renewal of current Establishments, and the process of opening a new Establishment.
View general information about how to renew your Individual license to operate in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Out of state currently licensed Embalmers and/of Funeral Directors wanting to obtain a license in Kentucky will need to meet the following criteria.