Title: Alabama Board of Funeral Service

URL: http://www.fsb.alabama.gov

Description: The Alabama Board of Funeral Service is the regulatory and licensing agency for the funeral home profession in the state of Alabama. It was created in 1975 by Act 214 of the Alabama Legislature's Regular Session and actual office operation began in early 1976. The Board is made up of seven members, one from each U.S. Congressional district. The members are appointed by the governor and serve two year terms and may serve no more than two terms. Each October a meeting is held in Montgomery for all funeral directors and embalmers of the state for the purpose of nominating potential members for the districts that terms expire in December of that year, with the new terms beginning in January. On odd numbered years nominations are taken for districts three, four, six, and seven. On even numbered years nominations are taken for districts one, two, and five. To be eligible to serve a person must have been either licensed to practice embalming for ten consecutive years prior to the appointment or actively engaged in the practice of funeral directing for ten consecutive years prior to the appointment and must also be the operator of a funeral establishment. The total Board composition must include a minimum of four licensed embalmers, with the remaining members who are funeral directors who are also funeral establishment operators. In addition, at no time may the Board have more than four members of the same race.

Captured 4 times between Feb 16, 2011 and Sep 13, 2012

Subject:   Funerals - Alabama,  Funeral service - Alabama,  Embalming - Alabama