The practice of preparing dead human bodies for burial or cremation and the subsequent burial or cremation thereof has serious public health and safety considerations and should only be practiced by a person who has specific training in those fields. Therefore, the Legislature hereby finds that to protect the public interest a person must have […]
(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;
(a) All crematory operators shall be certified by the board. The board shall issue a certificate to be a crematory operator to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Has completed a class, authorized by the board, on cremation and operating a crematory;
The board may issue a license to practice embalming and funeral directing or a certificate to be a crematory operator to an applicant of good moral character who holds a valid license or its equivalent to practice from another state if the applicant demonstrates that: (1) He or she holds a license or its equivalent […]
(a) The board may issue biennial courtesy cards, on July 1, to licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers in the states bordering on West Virginia, after the: (1) Application for a courtesy card is made on a form prescribed by the board;
(a) The board shall biennially on July 1, and pursuant to a staggered schedule, renew a license to practice embalming and funeral directing or a certificate to be a crematory operator to every licensee or certificate holder desiring to continue in active practice or service. (b) The board shall charge a fee for each renewal […]
(a) Hours of continuing education may be obtained by attending and participating in board-approved programs, meetings, seminars, or activities. It is the responsibility of each licensee to finance his or her costs of continuing education. (b) Compliance with the requirements of continuing education, as specified by the board, is a prerequisite for license renewal.
(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 […]
(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;
(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 […]
(a) Every separate funeral establishment in this state offering the services set forth in this article shall be operated under the supervision and management of a licensee in charge who is licensed as a funeral director in this state who shall hold an active: (1) Funeral Service licensees license in the State of West Virginia;
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Funeral Service Examiners Act".
(a) Every crematory shall be licensed in West Virginia. The board shall issue a crematory license to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) The place of business has been approved by the board as having met all the requirements and qualifications to be a crematory as are required by this article;
(a) A crematory shall obtain written permission prior to cremating a dead human body. The written permission shall be obtained from persons authorized by the board as specified in rules. (b) The written permission shall be on a standard form, prescribed by the board, and shall contain the following information: (1) The identity of the […]
(a) No public officer, employee, physician or surgeon, or other person having a professional relationship with the deceased, shall send, or cause to be sent to an embalmer, funeral director or crematory operator the body of a deceased without first inquiring the desires of the deceased who has designated his or her wishes regarding the […]
(a) Notwithstanding section 22 of this article, a person who is 18 years of age or older and of sound mind, by entering into a preneed funeral contract, as defined in 47-14-2 of this code, may direct the location, manner and conditions of the disposition of the persons remains and the arrangements for funeral goods […]
(a) No person, funeral establishment, corporation, partnership, joint venture, voluntary organization, or other entity shall hydrolyze human remains without first obtaining a certificate from the board. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a certificate for the hydrolysis of human remains shall have the same requirements and fees as for the licensing of crematories […]
(a) The board may refuse to renew, suspend, revoke or limit any license, certificate or registration or practice privilege of a licensee, or certificate or registration holder and may take disciplinary action against a licensee, or certificate or registration holder after a hearing. The board may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke or […]
(a) Upon receipt of a written complaint filed against any licensee, or certificate or registration holder, the board shall provide a copy of the complaint to the licensee, or certificate or registration holder. (b) The board may investigate the complaint. If the board finds upon investigation that probable cause exists that the licensee, or certificate […]
(a) A hearing on a statement of charges shall be held in accordance with the provisions for hearing set forth in section eight, article one of this chapter and procedures specified by rule by the board. (b) Any licensee, or certificate or registration holder, adversely affected by any decision of the board entered after a […]
