Last month, the Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers became part of the Arizona Department of Health Services.
DHS has announced it will oversee nearly 1,800 funeral-related licenses and provide related regulatory services.
To assist the state health department with oversight, Gov. Katie Hobbs will appoint a seven-member advisory committee made up of two licensed funeral directors, one licensed embalmer, one licensed cremationist and three members of the public.
DHS now supports several licensing related functions on its website, and is working to integrate its new funeral portfolio into AZ Care Check, a searchable database that lists licensing history, including past actions or findings against service providers.
The department does not manage the sale of cemetery plots, organ and tissue donation or medical study donations.
