New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association

The New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association is committed to advocating on behalf of the Funeral service industry, consumer protections and prepaid Funeral trust laws.the njsfda's government affairs program consists of both legislative and regulatory endeavors. Such matters included ensuring the governor upheld the State's obligation to increase the annual appropriation for Funeral home reimbursement provided to certain beneficiaries of work first New Jersey and ssi programs; assisting the office of vital statistics in its technological upgrade and enhancement of its aging electronic death registration system; addressing facility and staffing concerns occurring within the office of chief State medical examiner; urging stakeholders to limit the diversion of licensing fee revenue from the division of consumer affairs and instead, reinvesting such funds into technological upgrades and improved customer service; commenting on proposed rules on discrimination in licensed professionals; assisting the department of environmental protection in troubleshooting annual regulated medical waste generator report issues detected within updates to the dep online portal; and requesting a State board of mortuary science regulatory waiver for the delivery of in-person mandatory continuing education.the njsfda hosts an annual Funeral Directors convention and expo, a premier gathering of industry professionals and related trades. The annual meeting of the general membership is held during this time. The convention provides high-value, innovative and educational programming geared specifically toward the Funeral industry. Quality programs covered topics such as a comparative of challenges faced by the Funeral industry during the 1918 flu epidemic and the recent covid-19 pandemic; supporting the lgbtq+ community during Funeral services; leveraging the internet; compassion fatigue; embalming techniques; and Funeral home growth and development.educational programs outside of the annual convention were offered via webinar as part of the New Jersey mandatory ce series to aid licensees in their obligation to earn continuing education credits required by the State board of mortuary science. Topics included Funeral home advertising, bloodborne pathogens, formaldehyde and hazard communications, ethics, a review of professional misconduct and preneed recordkeeping, notifications and consumer considerations.