How to get your license: Funeral establishments
Requirements
To get a funeral establishment license, a person, partnership, association, corporation, or other organization must:
- Designate the name under which the funeral establishment will operate and the location for which the establishment license is to be issued.
- Be licensed in Washington as a funeral director, or employ at least 1 funeral director who will be in service at each location.
- Be bound by all the establishment’s existing prearrangement funeral service contracts.
Denial for disciplinary actions
The board may deny an application for a funeral establishment license, or issue a conditional license, if disciplinary action has been taken previously against the applicant or the applicant’s designated funeral director or embalmer.
How to apply for a license
- Complete a Funeral Establishment License or Branch Establishment Registration Application. Be sure to include the names and addresses of the sole proprietor, partners, or corporate officers.
- Mail your completed applicaiton and a check or money order payable to the Washington State Treasurer for the application fee to the address on the application form.
Expiration dates
All funeral establishment licenses expire on January 31 each year. You must renew your license annually.
License not transferable
Funeral establishment licenses aren’t transferable. However, you may apply for more than one funeral establishment license as long as you meet the requirements for each license.
