§30-6-16. Inspector and Inspection Requirements
(a) All inspectors employed by the board to inspect funeral establishments and crematories, pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall have a West Virginia embalmers license and a West Virginia funeral directors license. (b) Each inspector shall inspect a specific region, as designated by the board. Any person being employed as an inspector is […]
§30-6-17. Apprenticeship
(a) After July 1, 2022, the board shall issue a registration to be an apprentice funeral service licensee to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Is free of a felony conviction bearing a rational nexus to the profession pursuant to 30-1-24 of this code;
§30-6-18. Funeral Establishment License Requirements
(a) Every funeral establishment in West Virginia shall be licensed prior to opening a funeral establishment for business to the public. The board shall issue a license to operate a funeral establishment to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) The place of business has been approved by the board as having met all […]
§30-6-9. Funeral Director License Requirements
(a) The board shall issue a license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Completed a bachelors degree from an accredited institution; and
§30-6-10. Funeral Service License Requirements
(a) Commencing July 1, 2003, the board shall issue a license to practice embalming and funeral directing, which license shall be known as a funeral service license, to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Is of good moral character;
§30-6-4. Board of Funeral Service Examiners
(a) The "West Virginia Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors" is hereby continued and shall, after June 30, 2002, be known as the "West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners". The members of the board in office on July 1, 2002 shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until […]
§30-6-5. Powers of the Board
The board has all the powers set forth in article one of this chapter and in addition may: (1) Sue and be sued in its official name as an agency of this state;
§30-6-6. Rule-Making Authority
(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The general practice of embalming, funeral directing and cremating, and operating a funeral establishment and crematory: Provided, That […]
§30-6-7. Fees; Special Revenue Account; Administrative Fines
(a) All fees and other moneys, except administrative fines, received by the board shall be deposited in a separate special revenue fund in the state Treasury and be used for the administration of this article. Except as may be provided in section eleven, article one of this chapter, the board shall retain the amounts in […]
§30-6-8. Embalmer License Requirements
The board shall issue a license to practice embalming to an applicant who: (a) Is free of a felony conviction bearing a rational nexus to the profession pursuant to 30-1-24 of this code; (b) Is 18 years of age or over; (c) Is a citizen of the United States or is eligible for employment in […]