Resource Links
Nebraska Health & Human Services System- Funeral Directing/Embalming
Licensing Requirements (Funeral Directing & Embalming)
Regulations and statutes for Jurisprudence Examination (see side bar)
Per DHHS the limit for Irrevocable Trusts is $6,507 as of September 1, 2024. Please use this figure in all of your contracts.
For Nebraska Licensure Information, contact:
Sean Loving, Administrator
Phone: 402-471-0185
email: sean.loving@nebraska.gov
Nebraska DHHS Vital Records
Effective July 19, 2024, Vital Records will issue an abstract death certificate. An abstract death certificate will provide all the same information found on a death certificate, but the abstract will not have any cause of death information. This will only be issued if a death certificate cannot be issued due to a pending investigation. Click here for a FAQ on abstract death certificates.
Effective June 14, 2023, the DHHS regulations (Title 174 Vital Records, Chapter 3) regarding viewing and release of vital records have been updated. Items in this update included:
Funeral homes will now only be able to request death certificates for one year after the filing date of the death certificate. After one year the families will need to request certificates directly from Vital Records.
Funeral homes can only request death certificates for death records that they did the service for or was the trade call.
No refunds will be made if you order a death certificate for a decedent’s family your funeral home did not provide service to.
Have the family contact Vital Records directly with requests or questions – (402) 471-2871
Funeral Directors should direct questions and communications to the following for the issues specified.
Death queries: dhhs.vrdeathqueries@nebraska.gov
Chelsea Dightman 402-471-0912
Office Hours: 8am to 5pm
Email: dhhs.deathdesk@nebraska.gov
Questions for numbering, fetal death, queries, or rejections
Sergey Nersesov 402-471-0919
Office Hours 7am to 4pm
Email: dhhs.deathdesk@nebraska.gov
Questions regarding amendments or rejections
Susan Lucht 402-471-2876
Office Hours 8am to 5pm
Email: dhhs.vrrequests@nebraska.gov
Online Ordering questions or approvals
John Scdoris 402-471-0870 or Amanda Chrisp 402-471-0923
Email: dhhs.vitalrecordshelpdesk@nebraska.gov
Any new user adds or IT issues with Nebraska NX
All other questions: Please call Sarah at 402-471-0915.
Live On Nebraska
Tyson Kinzle
Professional Outreach
402-932-0875 (direct)
402-733-1800 (office)
Tyson.Kinzle@LiveOnNebraska.org
Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund (NVA)
NVA Fund Information
County Veteran Service Officer Information
Crime Victim Reparations
The Nebraska Crime Victim’s Reparations (CVR) program assists eligible victims of crime who suffer bodily harm and have incurred a financial loss as a direct result of a criminal act. The Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act was created in 1979 with the passage of Legislative Bill (LB) 910. The CVR program is funded through the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), state general fund appropriations, and cash funds. Click here for more information.
Military Resources
NE Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs – Funeral Director Guide October 2016
National Archives – Funeral Director Information – http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/funeral-home-director/index.html