CDPH schedules fall death registration workshop for October 22

The state’s Vital Records branch will cover EDRS and fetal death system updates in a recorded Zoom webinar.

CDPH updates its cause of death review guidelines

Several common causes, including pneumonia and urinary tract infection, now require an underlying cause regardless of age.

Bureau proposes rules for licensing reduction facilities

The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has proposed regulations for facilities that perform natural organic reduction, with a target effective date of January 1, 2027.

AB 2542, Marissa’s Law, awaits the Governor’s decision

The bill would move the right to control a person’s disposition away from someone under a domestic violence restraining order protecting the deceased.

Bureau releases revised Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases

The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has posted a new edition of its consumer guide.

Cemetery and Funeral Bureau advisory committee meets October 22

The Bureau’s advisory committee meets by Webex and in Sacramento. The agenda has not yet been posted.

Abandoned cemeteries report was due to the Legislature June 1

SB 777 moved up the Bureau’s deadlines for an abandoned cemetery workgroup and its report.

SB 1312 would let the Bureau form an advisory committee

The bill would authorize an advisory committee to help the Bureau engage consumers and licensees.

CDPH releases Funeral Home Toolkit for death registration

The toolkit is meant to help funeral homes meet the eight-day registration requirement.

CDPH postpones final phase of Cal-IVRS multifactor authentication

The last phase of the login security rollout, set for August 4, has no new date.