Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts

Updated Information:

RENEW YOUR LICENSE ONLINE Remember your renewal is not complete until all required paperwork has been received by the KSBMA office. UPDATED 1-4-2012

License Renewals: Individual renewals with the last name beginning with the letter B are due 2/29/2012. Those renewals were mailed out the first week of January. Don't be late in renewing as no one likes double fees!!! Reminder letters will be mailed mid- February.
Individual renewals with last name beginning with the letter C are due 3/30/2012. Establishment renewals beginning with the letters T-Z are also due 3/30/2012. Those renewals were mailed out the first week of February.
UPDATED 2-2-2012

Crematory Operator Licensure Information Effective 12/1/2011, all cremations performed in the State of Kansas must be performed by Kansas licensed crematory operators. A list of all licensed crematory operators (123 as of 1/17/2012) can be found at the Crematories By City page. UPDATED 1-17-2012

KSBMA Legislation Information from the 2011-2012 Kansas Legislative Session affecting funeral service and the KSBMA. The Legislature reconvened on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Governor Brownback is scheduled to deliver the State of the State Address in the House Chambers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. UPDATED 1-9-2012

Agency Newsletter For the latest funeral service news. UPDATED 1-18-2012

The Tentative Agenda for the April 12, 2012 Meeting. The filing deadline for the Board Meeting of April 12, 2012 is Thursday, March 15, 2012. All applications, fees and documentation must be filed with the KSBMA office by that date in order to be placed on the agenda for that meeting. The next regularly scheduled meeting is July 12, 2012 with a filing deadline of Friday, June 15, 2012. UPDATED 1-17-2012

My Two Cents Worth is a new column written by KSBMA Executive Secretary Mack Smith UPDATED 1-9-2012

Licensee Change of Address Form Licensees need to remember to keep us informed of where you want information mailed to. We don't like charging late fees, and I know you sure don't like to pay them!!!

Assistant Funeral Directors: The filing deadline for the AFD examination to be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 is Wednesday, February 15, 2012. UPDATED 1-18-2012

Consumer Corner Information for Kansas consumers.

The following is a link for A listing of all State Funeral Regulatory Boards provided by The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (ICFSEB).

Most Current Inspection Report which shows totals for the time frame of October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. UPDATED 1-18-2012

To view two generic forms requested by Kansas Crematories for dealing with KAR 63-7-2 and Crematory Record keeping, please click here

Information on the Willed Body Program at the University of Kansas Medical Center including the certificate necessary for Bequeathing A Body Please note a web site change for the KU Medical Center. We highly recommend that interested parties file the necessary paperwork as early as possible.

Licensee Question of Knowledge Test your knowledge of funeral related laws! The current question involves the licensure of crematory operators and training hours. UPDATED 12-13-2011

Kansas Dead Body Law A helpful article written by Brian Vazquez regarding Unclaimed Bodies helpful for consumers and funeral homes. Our thanks to Brian for sharing!

K.S.A. 17-1305 regarding Private Burying Grounds; Control by county clerk; Actions for Damages.

The statute regarding Legal Next-of-Kin for purposes of disposition is (K.S.A. 65-1734 )

Welcome to new Office Manager/
Administrative Specialist Leslie
Garwood!