NEW INFORMATION
🚨 URGENT NOTICE – ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS & PAYMENTS ONLY 🚨
The Board has fully transitioned to electronic application submissions and online payments.
ALL applications and services are now available exclusively online. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS OR PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Effective immediately, any mailed applications, payments, or supporting documents received will NOT be processed, returned, or held.
Submitters will be notified via phone and/or email that materials will be destroyed for failure to follow Board procedures.
The Board thanks you for your cooperation as we streamline and secure our online process.
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION REGARDING UPCOMING RENEWALS
Implicit Bias and Structural Racism
Senate Bill 458 and House Bill 783
These bills were enacted into law effective October 1, 2025. The law (§1–225) requires all health occupations boards to require practitioners applying for license renewal effective April 1, 2026, to attest to completing an approved implicit bias and structural racism training. This is a new one-time requirement. There is no CEU minimum or maximum required to comply with this law.
The first one-time implicit bias training requirement was created by Senate Bill 5/House Bill 28
(effective October 1, 2021) for all license renewals beginning April 1, 2022.
This remains applicable to licensees completing their first renewal after initial licensure. (Meaning those who have already completed this training DO NOT need to complete it again.) Click here to see a list of approved implicit bias courses:
https://health.maryland.gov/mhhd/pages/implicit-bias-resources.aspx
The second and current one-time implicit bias and structural racism training requirement, created by Senate Bill 458/House Bill 783
(effective April 1, 2026), does not yet have approved training courses.
(Meaning EVERYONE renewing needs to complete this training) Please monitor the Maryland Department of Health, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities webpage at
https://health.maryland.gov/mhhd/pages/implicit-bias-resources.aspx for approved training resources, which are expected to be posted on March 9, 2026. Once posted, this will be required for ALL renewals beginning immediately in March 2026.
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Before submitting your application and payment, please review all instructions, eligibility requirements, and application types carefully.
All fees submitted to the Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors are final and non-refundable, including cases of applicant error, misunderstanding, or ineligibility.
For questions or clarification before applying, contact:
Ashley Combs, Licensing Coordinator
📞 410-764-3453 | 443-934-3539
📧 [email protected]
If you wish to receive CEU credit for attendance at our Board meetings, please note the following requirements:
Your
name must be displayed clearly when you log in for the meeting.
Your
camera must be on throughout the meeting so we can verify your participation.
We
cannot award CEU credit if we cannot verify your identity or participation.
Please refer to the applicable regulation:
COMAR 10.29.05.05 states that attendees may receive continuing education units for meeting attendance, but eligibility and verification efforts are required.
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Thank you for your cooperation.
CONTACT INFORMATION
In addition to calling our main line 410-764-4792 or emailing our Board's main email [email protected], you may contact the following individuals directly with questions and for assistance (PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SENDING SIMULTANEOUS REQUESTS OF THE SAME NATURE TO EVERY CONTACT MAY DELAY TIME IN RESPONSE) Emails and Voicemails will be responded to in the order they are received.
Ashley Combs, Licensing Coordinator
ALL Application Inquiries including but not limited to New, Reinstatement, Reactivation, Renewals, Inactive Status, and Apprenticeship. Practical and Jurisprudence Examination Scheduling, Examination Results, License Verifications, ALL Changes in Information
Andrew "Drew" Liberto , Investigator & Inspector
Compliance Related Issues, Complaints, Inspections and Investigations
410-764-5915 or 443-800-4475;
[email protected]
Era Corbin, Administrative Assistant/Office Secretary
CEU Approval Inquiries, Website content, Board Member Support/Administrative Support, and ALL General Questions
410-764-4792 ext 8409 or 443-826-3029;
[email protected]
Erika Malone, Executive Director
