Death Care Industry

States vary in their approach to regulating the various segments of the death care industry. Twenty-nine states have more than 1 state organization such as a state agency, bureau, or board that are responsible for regulating all or most of the five death care industry segments, whereas 21 states rely on 1 state organization for regulating the death care industry. For example, in Florida, a board within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and a board within the Department of Financial Services are responsible for regulating segments of the death care industry. In contrast, California has a bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs that regulates the death care industry. Further, in some states, the state regulatory organization focuses solely on the death care industry, whereas in other states, organizations also have regulatory responsibilities for other industries. For example, the Texas Funeral Service Commission focuses exclusively on regulating death care-related businesses, whereas Hawaii’s