Registration for Funeral Directors in NYC
Funeral directors must be licensed by the New York State Bureau of Funeral Directing and registered with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Office of Vital Records, Burial Desk. Funeral directors, undertakers, hospitals or their representatives file death certificates at either of two registration sites ( Burial Desks ) located in Manhattan and Brooklyn or through the Electronic Death Registration System.
Permits to dispose of human remains by burial, cremation or transport out of the city or its contiguous counties are issued for all deaths that are registered with the Office of Vital Records, and are exclusively given to Funeral directors, undertakers, hospitals or their representatives who are registered with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Office of Vital Statistics.
It is the business owner's responsibility to apply for all other permits, licenses, and authorizations required by other City and State Agencies.
Failure to comply with all relevant regulations, including those under the jurisdiction of other Agencies, may result in the suspension of DOHMH permits until proof of compliance is provided.
To view the relevant Rules of the City of New York for this permit, click the link above then click folder "Title 24: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene", subfolder "Title V, "Vital Statistics" then Article 205, Section 06 "Registration of Funeral Directors and Undertakers"