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NFDA COVID-19 Information Hub

NFDA plays a critical role in helping funeral service professionals navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how NFDA assisted funeral homes early on in the pandemic in this report.

COVID-19 Report - July 2020

Important Advisories

  • Your local and/or state public health officials may be making recommendations for the care of decedents and/or public gatherings that are more stringent than what the CDC and federal government have recommended. In these cases, you should defer to your state and/or local public health officials.
  • The CDC has advised if you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and/or develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice. If you are concerned about a potential exposure, this risk assessment for healthcare personnel (HCP) from the CDC may be useful.

Essential Guidance

The CDC Coronavirus Guidance for Funeral Directors has been broken out into different sections for easier navigation. Please use the links below or the side menu on the left to navigate to the section you need to access. Information will be updated on these pages as soon as it is available.

  • Download COVID-19 Supply Vendor List
  • Communicating with the Public
  • Transfers and Arrangements
  • Technical Information
  • Availability of PPE
  • Cremation and Burial
  • Visitations and Funerals
  • Deaths Overseas and Ship Outs
  • Funeral Professionals Who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding
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  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Practical Guidance Webinars

Must-Have Documents

  • Download COVID-19 Supply Vendor List
  • Letter Verifying Critical Infrastructure Worker Status
  • News Release Template for Your Funeral Home
  • Best Practices Sign for the Public During a Funeral or Visitation

Member-Only Resources

Members: To access member-only COVID-19 resources, first login to the site using the login buttons in the upper right corner of the page. Once you are logged in, click on the buttons below to navigate to COVID-19 pages with members-only content.

Member-only content will appear in "Member-Only" boxes, similar to this one.

COVID-19 Legal Forms

Reopening Guidance for Funeral Homes

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NFDA Has Your Back!

Securing PPE continues to be a top priority for NFDA.

We know the availability of PPE is a critical concern for funeral directors everywhere. Your access to PPE is vital to your ability to continue to safely serve families. NFDA is continually petitioning federal officials – CDC, FEMA, Health and Human Services, the President, Congress, state governors and others – about ensuring funeral home are on the priority list for receiving these critical supplies. 

We are also exploring private avenues from around the world for securing PPE for funeral professionals. 

NFDA has learned that PPE in the Strategic National Stockpile and PPE being manufactured now are being sent to FEMA, which will distribute it to each state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) based on need. Each state EOC manages requests from entities within its respective state, including deathcare professionals. To place a request for PPE, you’ll need to contact your state’s EOC, which we understand many of you continue to do without reply.

Due to the unprecedented nature of this pandemic, we have observed some shortcomings in communication between local, state and federal agencies and funeral homes making requests for PPE at the local or state level are being met with confusion. NFDA will continue to discuss logistics with our federal partners, and suggest you also contact your state association as they are on the front lines at the state level and have been working in conjunction with NFDA to address issues as they arise.

If you become aware of a solid lead for PPE, please contact NFDA at nfda@nfda.org.

Supply Vendor List

Note: NFDA does not endorse these companies. This list is simply being provided for the convenience of funeral professionals.

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  • New Legal Form: Employment Verification for COVID Vaccination
  • COVID-19 Vaccines: What You Need to Know
  • Funeral Directors to Get Top Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine
  • COVID Impacts Veteran Burials Southeast New Mexico and West Texas
  • Updated COVID-19 Guidance
  • COVID-19: CDC Updates Definition of “Close Contact”
  • FFCRA – Employer Posting Requirements
  • CDC Acknowledges COVID-19 Spreads Via Airborne Transmission
  • Funeral Directors to Get Top Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine
  • OSHA Offers Free COVID-19 Resources for Your Employees
  • Stay Safe – Follow Label Directions When Using Disinfectants
  • Did You Miss the COVID-19 Discussion Panel During the Leadership Conference?
  • The Scoop on Masks
  • Are You Planning Ahead?
  • New From the CDC: “FAQs for Medicolegal Death Investigators
  • EPA Provides Additional Options for COVID-19 Disinfectants
  • CDC Updates Regulations on the Importation of Human Remains
  • Available Now: Reopening Guidance for Funeral Homes During the Coronavirus Crisis
  • CDC Updates Public Gathering Guidance
  • VA Resumes Committal and Burial Services Halted During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • PPP Forgiveness Application and Instructions
  • NFDA Offers Free Masks
  • Legislative Alert: HEROES Act Update
  • Ask Congress to Include Funeral Service the HEROES Fund
  • Peters, Bustos, Kinzinger Lead Bipartisan Push to Include Funeral Benefits Increase for Veterans in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
  • New Bill Would Offer Student Loan Relief for Essential Workers Including “Mortuary Services”
  • Scientists Walk Back Comments on Transmission of COVID-19 from a Dead Body
  • Funeral Service Foundation and NFDA Team up to Offer Free Resource for Families Grieving a Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Singing Your Praises
  • NFDA Calls Up More Volunteers to Care for Pandemic Victims
  • Funeral Directors Are Exempt Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • CDC Guidance on Death Certificates
  • Urgent Warning on KN95 Masks
  • funeralOne Offering Free, Reusable Face Shields
  • NFDA Asks Congress to Include Last Responders in Stimulus Relief
  • NFDA Calls Up First Volunteers For COVID-19 Funeral Home Relief Efforts
  • CDC Recommends the Use of Cloth Face Masks
  • NFDA Calls For Volunteers To Work In COVID-19 Hot Spots
  • NFDA and the Funeral Service Foundation Announce Lead Contributions Totaling $250,000 to Foundation’s COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
  • Update: COVID-19 & Embalming – CDC Stands By its Recommendations
  • Beware of Scammers - Information from the FTC
  • Embalming & COVID-19
  • NFDA Announces New Guidelines for Funerals During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Letter Verifying Critical Infrastructure Worker Status
  • Funeral Service Foundation Launches COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund
  • Availability of PPE Continues to be NFDA's Top Priority
  • Five Ways You Can Communicate With Families About COVID-19 Today
  • Funeral Service Asks President and Congress to Designate the Funeral Professionals as Critical Infrastructure Workers

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