Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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HB1521: Embalmers and funeral directors; continuing education
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2816.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2816.1. Continuing education requirements; promulgation of regulations.
A. The Board shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for funeral services licensees, funeral directors and embalmers licensed by the Board.
B. The Board shall approve criteria for continuing education
courses, requiring no more than five 10 hours per year over
two years, that are directly related to the respective license and scope of
practice of funeral service licensees, funeral directors and embalmers.
Approved continuing education courses shall emphasize include,
but not be limited to, at least [ two hours covering compliance
with laws and regulations governing the profession one hour per year
covering compliance with laws and regulations governing the profession, and at
least one hour per year covering preneed funeral arrangements ] . Course
providers may be required to register continuing education courses with the
Board pursuant to Board regulations. The Board shall not allow continuing
education credit for courses where the principal purpose of the course is to
promote, sell or offer goods, products or services to funeral homes.
C. All course providers shall furnish written certification to licensees of the Board attending and completing respective courses, indicating the satisfactory completion of an approved continuing education course. Each course provider shall retain records of all persons attending and those persons satisfactorily completing such continuing education courses for a period of two years following each course. Applicants for renewal or reinstatement of licenses issued pursuant to this article shall retain for a period of two years the written certification issued by any Board-approved provider of continuing education courses. The Board may require course providers or licensees to submit copies of such records or certification, as it deems necessary, to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements.
D. The Board shall have the authority to grant exemptions or waivers in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.
E. The Board may provide for an inactive status for those licensees who do not practice in Virginia. The Board may adopt regulations reducing or waiving continuing education requirements for any licensee granted such inactive status. However, no licensee granted inactive status may have their license changed to active status without first obtaining additional continuing education hours as may be determined by the Board. No person or registrant shall practice in Virginia as an embalmer, funeral director, or funeral service licensee unless he holds a current, active license.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2816.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2816.1. Continuing education requirements; promulgation of regulations.
A. The Board shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for funeral services licensees, funeral directors and embalmers licensed by the Board.
B. The Board shall approve criteria for continuing education
courses, requiring no more than five10
hours per yearover two years,
that are directly related to the respective license and scope of practice of
funeral service licensees, funeral directors and embalmers. Approved continuing
education courses shall emphasizeinclude,
but not be limited to, at least two hours covering compliance
with laws and regulations governing the profession. Course providers may be
required to register continuing education courses with the Board pursuant to
Board regulations. The Board shall not allow continuing education credit for
courses where the principal purpose of the course is to promote, sell or offer
goods, products or services to funeral homes.
C. All course providers shall furnish written certification to licensees of the Board attending and completing respective courses, indicating the satisfactory completion of an approved continuing education course. Each course provider shall retain records of all persons attending and those persons satisfactorily completing such continuing education courses for a period of two years following each course. Applicants for renewal or reinstatement of licenses issued pursuant to this article shall retain for a period of two years the written certification issued by any Board-approved provider of continuing education courses. The Board may require course providers or licensees to submit copies of such records or certification, as it deems necessary, to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements.
D. The Board shall have the authority to grant exemptions or waivers in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.
E. The Board may provide for an inactive status for those licensees who do not practice in Virginia. The Board may adopt regulations reducing or waiving continuing education requirements for any licensee granted such inactive status. However, no licensee granted inactive status may have their license changed to active status without first obtaining additional continuing education hours as may be determined by the Board. No person or registrant shall practice in Virginia as an embalmer, funeral director, or funeral service licensee unless he holds a current, active license.
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