The State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency are prohibited from providing legal advice on issues contained in the laws and regulations. For legal advice, please consult an attorney. STATUTES AND RULES COMPILATION IC 25-15
Chapter 1. Repealed
Chapter 2. Definitions
Chapter 3. Repealed
Chapter 4. Minimum Qualifications; Reciprocity
Chapter 5. Examination
Chapter 6. Expiration of Licenses; Renewal of Licenses; Continuing Education
Chapter 7. Transfer and Assignment of License; Name Changes; Ownership Changes
Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations
Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration
Chapter 10. Courtesy Card
Non-Code Provisions Under Public Law 61-2008 IC 30-2
Chapter 9. Prepaid Funeral Plans and Funeral Trust Funds Established Before 1982
Chapter 10. Funeral Trust Funds
Chapter 13. Payment of Funeral, Burial Services, or Merchandise in Advance of Need IC 23-14
Chapter 31. Cremation
Chapter 32. Curfews
Chapter 33. Application and Definitions of Cemetery Law
Chapter 34. Mandatory Recording of Survey and Plat
Chapter 35. Requirements Applying to Cemetery Plats
Chapter 36. Commencement of the Sale of Burial Rights
Chapter 37. Unlawful Inducements in the Sale of Burial Rights
Chapter 38. Construction of Mausoleums and Vaults
Chapter 39. Burial Rights in Multi-Space Plots
Chapter 40. Joint Burial Rights in Multi-Space Plots
Chapter 41. Family Burial Lots
Chapter 42. Burial Rights by Designation, Bequest, or Descent, and Rights of Co-Owners
Chapter 43. Assessments to Improve Cemetery Roads
Chapter 44. Prohibition on Road and Utility Construction in Cemeteries
Chapter 45. Construction of Railroads on Cemetery Property Prohibited
Chapter 46. Cemetery Rules and Regulations and Exclusive Rights
Chapter 47. Use, Sale, and Installation of Monuments and Other Commodities
Chapter 48. Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Chapter 48.5 Consumer Protection Fund for Cemetery Maintenance
Chapter 49. Cemetery Escrow or Trust Accounts
Chapter 50. The Nature of Cemetery Funds
Chapter 51. The Investment and Use of Cemetery Funds
Chapter 52. Conditions Applying to the Sale of a Cemetery
Chapter 53. Bequests for Care
Chapter 54. Disposition of Dead Human Bodies
Chapter 55. Authorization for Interment, Entombment, or Inurnment
Chapter 56. Record Keeping
Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment
Chapter 58. Abandonment and Reburial
Chapter 58.5. Disposition of Abandoned Burial Spaces
Chapter 59. Potential Liability of Cemetery Owner
Chapter 60. Legalization of Defectively Formed Cemetery Associations and Corporations
Chapter 61. Conflicts of Interest by Cemetery Employees
Chapter 62. Conveyance of County Cemeteries to Private Corporations
Chapter 63. Conveyance of Township Cemeteries to Private Corporations
Chapter 64. Conveyance of Cemetery Association Land to Townships
Chapter 65. City and Town Cemeteries
Chapter 66. Care of Cemeteries by Third Class Cities and Towns
Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties
Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships
Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships
Chapter 70. Trusts for Cemetery Associations
Chapter 71. Union Chapel Cemetery Association
Chapter 72. Annexation of Unincorporated Cemetery
Chapter 73. Grave Markers of Deceased Soldiers
Chapter 74. Cemetery Fences and Upkeep
Chapter 75. Eminent Domain Acquisition of Cemetery Land
Chapter 76. Application of Corporation Laws to Cemetery Associations
Chapter 77. Vaults Used to Encase Human Remains IC 29-2 (FUNERAL PLANNING DECLARATION)
Chapter 19. Funeral Planning Declaration IC 25-1
Chapter 1. Evidence of License Applicant's Payment of Personal Property Taxes Required
Chapter 1.1. Effect of Criminal Convictions on Licensed or Registered Persons
Chapter 1.2 Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons
Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies. Notice of Expiration
Chapter 3. Civil Immunity of Regulatory Agencies
Chapter 4. Continuing Education
Chapter 6. Professional Licensing Agency
Chapter 7. Investigation and Prosecution of Complaints Concerning Regulated Occupations
Chapter 8. Occupational and Professional Licensure, Registration, and Certification Fees
Chapter 11. Professional Licensing Standards of Practice
Chapter 12. Renewal of Licenses Held by Individuals in Military Service
Chapter 14. Meetings
Chapter 16 Jobs Creation Committee
Chapter 17 Licensure of Individuals with Military Training; Licensure of Military Spouses
Non-Code Provision Under Public Law 206-2005
Non-Code Provision Under Public Law 134-2012 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES - 832 IAC
Title 832, Article 1 – General Provisions (Repealed) Title 832, Article 2 – General Provisions Rule 1. Definitions; Fees; Reports
Rule 2. Licensee Obligations Title 832, Article 3 – Education, Examination and Licensure Rule 1. Schools
Rule 2. Internships and Examinations
Rule 3. Licensure Title 832, Article 4 – Continuing Education, License Restoration and Renewal Rule 1. Continuing Education
Rule 2. License Restoration and Renewal; Reentry into Practice Title 832, Article 5 – Licensure and Operation of Funeral Homes Rule 1. Licensure; Construction; Equipment
Rule 2. General Operations Title 832, Article 6 – Funeral Trust Funds Rule 1. Trust Fund Agreements; Contract Provisions Title 832, Article 7 – Preneed Funeral Burial Services or Merchandise Contracts Rule 1. Definitions
Rule 2. Contract Provisions Title 832, Article 8 – Consumer Protection Funds Rule 1. Preneed Consumer Protection Fund
Rule 2. Consumer Protection Fund for Cemetery Maintenance
2) Of the minimum ten hours of instruction each funeral director and embalmer must complete within each two year period, at least four hours must be in one or more of the following areas:
3) There is a limit of five of the required ten hours that may be obtained from distance learning methods.
4) Licensees may not count IOSHA and OSHA required courses towards the funeral director or embalmer continuing education renewal requirement.
You may locate or verify approved continuing education providers on our website at https://mylicense.in.gov/everification/Search.aspx?facility=Y You may view all of the continuing education providers by leaving the name field blank in your search.
Licensed practitioners that have a specific question or questions about the scope of practice of their licensed profession may request a "practice ruling" from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) and the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service (the Board). The PLA and the Board may provide a formal determination/interpretation based on the practitioner's factual situations/circumstances. Licensed practitioners may submit a "Request for Practice Ruling" through the web-based form provided on the PLA's "Request for Practice Ruling" web page. Additional information and instructions for submitting a "Request for Practice Ruling " are provided on the web page. All requests will be reviewed by the PLA's legal team, and PLA's legal team will draft a ruling for the Board's consideration and potential adoption. All rulings adopted by the Board will be posted to the Indiana Register as well as the comprehensive list provided on the the PLA's "Request for Practice Ruling" web page.