{"id":313,"date":"2024-03-25T16:57:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/?page_id=313"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:57:53","slug":"for-funeral-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/vitalrecords\/for-funeral-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"General Information for Funeral Establishments Only"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"313\" class=\"elementor elementor-313\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717aca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"717aca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f23f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85f23f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Birth and Death Registration: Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/vitalrecords\/certificate\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to Obtain a Birth or Death Certificate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/vitalrecords\/out-of-hospital\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Out of Hospital Birth Registration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/vitalrecords\/for-funeral-directors\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">General Information for Funeral Establishments Only<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0997dc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0997dc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ecad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716ecad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bb764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Information for Funeral Establishments Only<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745932b elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"745932b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Latest News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Effective January 1, 2026, there will be a $2.00 increase to the Birth, Death, and Fetal Death certificates.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b6602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b6602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>*FOR DEATH CERTIFICATE AND BURIAL PERMIT PAYMENTS, ONE CHECK PER DECEDENT IS REQUIRED*<\/strong><\/p><p>Click the links below to download forms or access resources for use by funeral directors.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDRS_FDRS_Account_Registration_Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDRS\/FDRS Account Registration Form<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDRS_FDRS_Account_Modification_Request.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDRS\/FDRS Account Modification Request<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/EDRS-Filing-Policy-2025-2026_rev-1-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDRS Filing Policy, Procedures, Hours and Mailing Instructions<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/EDRS-Fax-Sheet-Rev-10-2025-2026.cleaned.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDRS Email or FAX Worksheet<\/a>. Download and open the new form, fill in the information on your computer, and email it to our <a href=\"mailto:death.desk9815149@venturacounty.gov\">Death Desk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Fax-Contract-with-acknowledgement-and-permit-2026_Rev-12_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Fax Contract<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Emergency-Weekend-Filing-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency\/Weekend Filing Hours<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Authorization-to-issue-permit-rev-10-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Authorization to Issue Permit for Removal of Cremated or Interred Human Remains<\/a>. Cremated remains must be physically in California before a burial permit can be issued.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Fee-Schedule-Effective-January-1_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fee Schedule<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze.ca.gov\/datamart\/mainMenu.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical Board of California and the Osteopathic Medical Board to verify license number<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CHCQ\/LCP\/CalHealthFind\/Pages\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Department of Public Health for information related to LTC facilities and hospitals in California<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resource to allow searching for occupations by industry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Death-Certificate-Application-2025-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death Certificate Application<\/a><\/li><li>To place a Death Certificate and pay for the Burial Permit using our authorized Vendor, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralhome.vitalchek.com\/fhphome.xhtml\">VitalChek<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birth and Death Registration: Home How to Obtain a Birth or Death Certificate Amending or Correcting Birth or Death Certificates Burial Permit Instructions for the General Public Out of Hospital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":144,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-313","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/313\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}