Carol Tellinghuisen
Executive Secretary
810 N. Main St., Suite 298
Spearfish, SD 57783
Phone: 605-642-1600
Fax: 605-722-1006
[email protected]
The mission of the South Dakota Board of Funeral Service is to receive consumer inquiries and complaints; to license funeral practitioners and establishments in the State of South Dakota which ensure the consumer that he is dealing with qualified practitioners and establishments; to register all trainees in funeral service and administer an apprenticeship program for the trainees; to improve inspection procedures of funeral homes and crematories; to enforce the updated statutes and rules and regulations governing the practice of funeral service in South Dakota, including complaint processing from the consumer and licensees; and, to make investigations and hold hearings as needed.
Federal Trade Comission (FTC) Funeral Rule Compliance Information
Board Members
Chad Osthus, Watertown, District 3 Member
Bart Fredericksen, Mitchell, District 2Randy Brennick, Sturgis, District 5 Member
James Jones, Parker, District 1 MemberMichael Carlsen, Aberdeen, District 4 Member
Sharel Delzer, Eureka, Lay Member
Vacant, Lay Member
Shawna Flax, Department of Health
Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Secretary
Statute
- SDCL 36-19 (Funeral Directors, Embalmers and Funeral Establishments)
- SDCL 34-26A (Crematories and Cremations)
- SDCL 34-25 (Vital Records and Burial Permits)
- SDCL 34-26 (Custody and Disposition of Bodies and Body Parts)
- SDCL 34-27 (Cemeteries and Burial Records)
- SDCL 55-11 (Prearranged Funeral Trusts)
Administrative Rules
- ARSD 20:45 (Funeral Service)