How to Read Dates on New York Funeral Registry Sources

Direct answer and scope

The three date concepts answer different questions. A source revision date identifies the version or revision supplied for an official report. An update cadence describes how often a source is stated to be refreshed. A directory check date records when the directory used the source evidence for its snapshot.

For the supplied New York evidence, the Opened Firms report was checked with a July 2026 revision. The active-registration name list is described as updated monthly. The Closed Firms report provides a closure date for a firm when that information appears in the report; that closure date is a field in the report, not the directory's own verification date.

The scope is limited to the supplied New York State Department of Health funeral-directing records and the directory evidence fields supported by them. A firm may be described as listed in the Opened Firms report, and a matching firm and address may be flagged or excluded when the Closed Firms report gives a closure date. The match uses normalized name and address rather than name alone.

How to use the official evidence

Start with the source that answers the question being asked. The Opened Firms report documents firm name, address, city, ZIP code, phone, county, and manager fields, together with the supplied July 2026 report revision. Its documented fields are administrative identity, contact, and manager information.

Use the Closed Firms report for the separate question of whether a matching firm and address is associated with a supplied closure date. Because the permitted match is based on normalized name and address, a name-only match is not the stated comparison method.

Use the active-registration name list for the narrower manager-name check. A manager name may be labeled as name matched to that list on the checked date. The supplied evidence does not provide a license number from that name match, and the match is not a provider rating.

The directory's verification date should be read alongside the source revision or cadence rather than substituted for it. One date describes the source material or its stated refresh pattern; the other describes the directory's measured use of that material.

Decision framework

When reading an entry, first identify which source supplied the evidence. An Opened Firms entry addresses listing fields in that report. A Closed Firms result addresses a matching firm and address when a closure date is supplied. An active-registration result addresses a manager-name match on the checked date. These are separate evidence categories and should remain labeled separately.

Next, record the date type. The July 2026 Opened Firms revision is a source revision. The monthly statement for the active-registration list is an update cadence. The directory verification date is the date of the measured check. A closure date belongs to the Closed Firms record when provided and should not be treated as the date on which the directory performed its check.

Finally, keep the conclusion within the evidence field. The supplied Opened Firms report exposes administrative identity, contact, and manager fields. It does not supply ratings, quality findings, or endorsement. The active-registration name match likewise does not function as a provider rating. The directory may display the validated evidence fields, but the permitted conclusion remains limited to the measured registry snapshot.

Limits and what to verify next

A source revision or monthly cadence does not remove the need to identify the actual check date attached to a directory snapshot. Read the source label, the relevant source date or cadence, and the directory verification date together. If the timing matters, consult the applicable official New York source for information current to the decision being made.

The supplied evidence supports administrative and registry-related fields only. It does not support a quality finding, endorsement, provider rating, or a conclusion that the directory evidence is complete beyond the measured registry snapshot. An Opened Firms listing should therefore be read as a source listing with documented fields, not as a quality designation.

For a closed-firm result, verify the normalized firm name and address match and review the supplied closure date in the official report. For a manager-name result, treat it as a name match to the active-registration list on the checked date. The supplied evidence does not support inferring a license number from that match.

Where a later decision depends on current registry information, verify the current official records and the relevant dates directly. The directory snapshot can identify what its renderer measured, but it does not extend that measurement beyond its stated evidence and check date.

Questions people ask

The questions below distinguish the dates attached to the supplied New York sources from the date attached to the directory's measured registry snapshot.

Evidence behind this page

Each point below is restricted to what the cited primary source supports. Administrative listing status is not a quality endorsement.