If the board has suspended, revoked or refused to renew a license, certificate or registration, the licensee, or certificate or registration holder, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate the qualifications to resume practice. The application for reinstatement shall be in writing and subject to the procedures specified by the board.
It is unlawful for any person not licensed or certified under the provisions of this article to practice or offer to practice embalming, funeral directing or cremation, or to operate a funeral establishment or crematory in this state.
When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board or any other interested person believes that any person: (1) Has engaged, is engaging or is about to engage in the practice of embalming, funeral directing or cremating without a license or certificate; (2) has operated, is operating or is about […]
(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a person has knowingly violated the provisions of this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of the Attorney General or other appropriate law-enforcement officer who may cause appropriate criminal proceedings to […]
As used in this article, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “Alkaline hydrolysis” means the reduction of a dead human body to essential elements through a water-based dissolution process using alkaline chemicals, heat, agitation, and pressure to accelerate natural decomposition; the processing of hydrolyzed remains after […]
In any action brought or any proceeding initiated under this article, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this article is sufficient to justify a penalty, injunction, restraining order or conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.
The provisions of this article do not apply to or interfere with: (1) The duties of an officer of any local or state board of health who, in compliance with local or state board of health rules, may be charged with the duty of preparation for burial of a human body when death was caused […]
(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 […]
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;
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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
