Mortuary Science 
Mortician and Funeral Director Information

Getting Licensed

• State Licensing Exam
• Application for Initial License to Practice Mortuary Science (PDF)
• Application for Mortician Emeritus Status License (PDF)
• Mortuary Science Reciprocity Licensing Application (PDF)

Staying Licensed

• Continuing Education
• Military Exemption

Forms

• Request for Letter of Non-Contagious (PDF)
• Certificate of Removal (PDF)
  A certificate of removal can be used when there is a change of custody of a dead human body from one entity to another.
• Disinterment/Re-Interment Permit (PDF)
  A disinterment/re-interment form is required to be completed when a body is removed from one cemetery with burial at another cemetery; or the body is cremated after the disinterment.
• Fetal Death Disposition Permit (PDF)
  Fetal death disposition permit required by Minnesota Statutes, section 144.222. See also Minnesota Statutes, section 145.1621.

Registering a Death

• To register a death, please log into the Minnesota Registration and Certification (MR&C) System. For information about death registration and death certificates, contact the Office of Vital Records.

Resources

• Difficult Conversations: A Guide for Funeral Directors Addressing Deaths by Suicide (PDF)
• Difficult conversations: A guide for Funeral Directors Addressing Deaths by Drug Overdose (PDF)
• Minnesota Vital Statistics System