Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers:
Laws and Regulations
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Laws as of July 1, 2008 - Selected sections of the Code of Virginia
Final Regulations - Regulations currently in effect for practitioners under the Board
- Click here to obtain a Petition for Rule-making. If you would like the Board to consider amending one of its regulations or rules, you may file a “petition for rule-making”. The Board is required to publish your petition in the Virginia Register to begin a 21-day comment period on the request. At the end of the 21 days, the Board must issue a written decision on whether it will grant or deny the petition. A copy of the petition form is provided. You may email the petition to the address below, fax it to the number on the form or mail it to the Board address.
- General Regulations governing Funeral Directors and Embalmers - 08/06/2008
- Regulations for Preneed Funeral Planning - Effective 07/28/2004
- Regulations for the Funeral Internship Program - 03/21/2007
- Public Participation Guidelines - 11/15/2007
- Regulations of the Department of Health for Vital Statistics
Emergency Regulations- Amended regulations in effect for the duration of one year
- None at this time.
Proposed Regulations - Amendments to regulations proposed by the Board
Duty to Report Adult Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
By law, the Virginia Department of Social Services Adult Protective Services (APS) Hotline and the local departments of social services have responsibility for receiving and investigating reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elderly and incapacitated adults. Mandated reporters are required to report immediately to the local department of social services or to the APS Hotline at 1-888-832-3858 any situation in which they suspect such an adult may have been abused, neglected, and/or exploited or is at risk of being abused, neglected, and/or exploited. Mandated reporters include any person licensed, certified, or registered by a health regulatory board listed in Va. Code § 54.1-2503, except persons licensed by the Board of Veterinary Medicine. The below poster(s) illustrates the duty of mandated reporters. More information may be obtained at http://www.dss.state.va.us/family/aps_mandated.html.