Funeral Directing and Embalming
Renewal Information

Expiration Date: All funeral directing and embalming licenses expire 2/1, of each even-numbered year.

Renewal Process: Notice of renewal is sent to each licensee approximately 90 days prior to the expiration date. It is important that your address is current with our office in order to assure delivery of the renewal notice. To renew a license, you must:

1. Document 16 hours of approved continuing education (on the renewal form), earned within the renewal period (to obtain a listing of approved continuing education contact Rita Watson at (402) 471-2117 or by e-mail at: rita.watson@dhhs.ne.gov);
2. Inform the Department of any misdemeanor/felony convictions or disciplinary actions pending or taken in another state.  For information relating to the documentation that must be submitted, click here.
3. Pay the renewal fee of $202.00.

Final Notice: Renewals not postmarked or received by 2/1 will be sent a final notice. All final notices will be assessed a $25.00 late fee.

Revocation: Renewals not postmarked or received by 3/1 will be sent a notice of revocation.

Continuing Education Waiver: The Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Division, on the recommendation of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, may waive the continuing education requirements, in part or in total, for any 2-year licensing period when a license holder submits documentation that circumstances beyond his or her control prevented completion of such requirements. Such circumstances shall include situations in which:

1. The license holder holds a Nebraska license but is not practicing his or her profession in Nebraska;
2. The license holder has served in the regular armed forces of the United States during part of the 24 months immediately preceding the license renewal date;
3. The license holder has submitted proof that he or she was suffering from a serious or disabling illness or physical disability which prevented completion of the required number of continuing education hours during the 24 months immediately preceding the license renewal date; and
4. The license holder was first licensed within the 24 months immediately proceeding the license renewal date.

Continuing Education Extension: For good cause shown, the board may grant an extension of time during which the requirements imposed by Statutes Relating to Funeral Directing and Embalming/Funeral Establishements (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-1347 to 71-1353), may be completed, but such extension of time shall not exceed one hundred twenty days.

Inactive or Lapsed Status: A licensee may request that his/her license be placed on inactive or lapsed status (this request can only occur at the time of renewal). If you choose either inactive or lapsed status, you can not provide funeral directing and embalming services.

• Inactive status means the voluntary termination of the right or privilege to represent oneself as a funeral director and embalmer, but retains the right to represent himself or herself as holding an inactive license. A $35.00 fee is required for this status.
• Lapsed status means the voluntary termination of the right or privilege to represent oneself as a funeral director and embalmer. No fee is required.

Additional Information: See Statutes Relating to Funeral Directing and Embalming/Funeral Establishements to find additional information relating to the renewal, revocation and reinstatement process.