Title of Regulation: 18VAC65-30. Regulations for Preneed Funeral Planning (amending 18VAC65-30-220).

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2803 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: August 3, 2022.

Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director, Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4546, FAX (804) 527-4637, or email corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov.

Summary:

Pursuant to Chapter 18 of the 2022 Acts of Assembly, the amendment replaces language related to face value adjustments to certain financial vehicles used to fund preneed funeral arrangements with a limitation on a decrease of the face value of any such financial vehicles except in certain circumstances.

18VAC65-30-220. Content of preneed contracts.

The following information shall be contained in any contract for preneed funeral planning.

Date: ______________________________

Contract: ______________________________

PRENEED FUNERAL CONTRACT

for

(Name of Recipient of Services)

______________________________

__________________________ (Zip)________

I. SUPPLIES AND SERVICES PURCHASED

If goods and services are guaranteed and your contract is fully paid or funded at the time of your death, no additional cost will incur for your family or estate even though the actual prices of goods and services may increase between the date of this contract and the time of need. (Please see the disclosure document.)

If goods and services are nonguaranteed, your family or estate may incur additional costs for goods and services as the prices for these items may increase from the date of the contract to the time of need.

Cash advance items are not guaranteed. A cash advance item is any item obtained from a third party by the funeral home on your behalf. Cash advance items may include cemetery or crematory services, pall bearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers, musicians or singers, nurses, obituary notices, gratuities, and death certificates.

Charges are only for those items that you selected or that are required. If we are required by law or by a cemetery or crematory to use an item, we will explain the reasons in writing below. If you selected a funeral that may require embalming, such as a funeral with a viewing, you may have to pay for embalming. You do not have to pay for embalming you did not select if you select arrangements such as a direct cremation or immediate burial.

II. METHOD OF FUNDING

A. Trust.

The following information will be given if a trust is used to fund this agreement:

1. Amount to be trusted:

2. Name of trustee:

3. Disposition of Interest:

4. Fees, expenses, taxes deducted from earned interest:

5. Buyer's responsibility for taxes owned on interest:

B. Insurance or annuity contract.

The following information will be given if an insurance policy or annuity contract is used to fund this agreement:

1. Buyer:

2. Insurance Company:

3. Insurance Agent:

Employed by: (Insurance Company)

Licensed Funeral Director or Funeral Service Licensee in Virginia: ___yes ___no

Funeral Director or Funeral Service Licensee License Number (If Applicable):

Employed by Funeral Home (If Applicable):

4. The life insurance or annuity contract provides either that:

_____ The face value thereof shall be adjusted annually by a factor equal to the Consumer Price Index as published by the Office of Management and Budget of the United States; or

_____ A benefit payable at death under such contract that will be equal or exceed the sum of all premiums paid for such contract plus thereon at the annual rate of at least 5.0%, compounded annually.

that the face amount of any life insurance policy issued to fund a preneed funeral contract shall not be decreased over the life of the life insurance policy except for life insurance policies that have lapsed due to the nonpayment of premiums or have gone to a nonforfeiture option that lowers the face amount as allowed for in the provisions of the policy.

III. CONSUMER INFORMATION

The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers is authorized by Chapter 28 (§ 54.1-2800 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia to regulate the practice of preneed funeral planning. Consumer complaints should be directed to:

The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers

9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300

Richmond, Virginia 23233

Telephone Number: (804) 367-4479

Toll Free Number for complaints: 1-800-533-1560

FAX: (804) 527-4413

Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov

IV. DISCLOSURES

The disclosure statements will be available for your review. The General Price List shall be furnished to you by the contract seller. These contain information that you must receive by law and/or the authority of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. You are entitled to receive all information in clear and simple language including the language of the funding agreement for this preneed arrangement.

If any law, cemetery, or crematory requires the purchase of any of those items listed in Part I, the requirements will be explained in writing.

By signing this contract, buyer acknowledges availability of and opportunity to read a copy of all of the required documents.

By signing this contract, contract seller acknowledges that the General Price List and the required disclosures have been furnished to the contract buyer.

V. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

This person who funds this contract through a trust agreement may terminate this preneed contract at any time prior to the furnishing of the services or supplies contracted for:

Within 30 days

If you terminate this preneed contract within 30 days of the date of this contract, you will be refunded all payments of whatever type you have made, plus any interest or income you may have earned.

More than 30 days

If you terminate this preneed contract more than 30 days after the date on this contract, you will be refunded whatever amount was required to be placed in a revocable trust fund, plus any interest or income it has earned.

Any person who funds this contract through a trust fund that is irrevocable or through an insurance/annuity policy or through the transfer of real estate/personal property may not be eligible for a refund.

VI. STATEMENT OF GUARANTEE

By signing this contract, (Funeral Home) __________ agrees to the statement checked below (check one):

______ Prefinancing guarantees that no additional payment will be required from the family or estate for guaranteed services and supplies provided the Grand Total of these arrangements is paid in full and the interest is allowed to accumulate in your account (see page ______ for Grand Total amount). Payment of the difference will be required for the nonguaranteed estimated items if they increase in price.

______ The prices for items under supplies and services are not guaranteed.

VII. AGREEMENT

In witness whereof, the Buyer and the Funeral Home have executed this contract, intending its terms to be in accordance with the Code of Virginia and any regulations implementing the Code. By signing this contract you acknowledge that you have been provided access to and the opportunity to read the Disclosure Statements.

VIII. PENALTIES OR RESTRICTIONS

The (funeral home) __________, has the following penalties or restrictions on the provisions of this contract.

1. (Insert geographic restrictions);

2. (Insert an explanation of the Funeral Home's inability to perform the request(s) of the Buyer);

3. (Insert a description of any other circumstances that apply);

4. (Insert information that if particular goods and services specified in the contract are unavailable at the time of need):

A. The funeral home shall be required to furnish supplies and services similar in style and at least equal in quality of material and workmanship; and

B. The representative of the deceased shall have the right to choose the supplies or services to be substituted.

IX. ADDENDUM TO PRENEED CONTRACT

APPOINTEE AGREEMENT

I appoint ____________________ of (address) _______________________ to assist with the preneed arrangements in my behalf. The relationship of my appointee to me is ____________________.

Contract Beneficiary: ____________________ Date: __________

I accept the request of (contract beneficiary) ____________________ to assist with his/her preneed arrangements.

Appointee: _________________________ Date: __________

The foregoing was acknowledged before me this __________ day of __________, 20____

Notary: ____________________________

Date Commission Expires: __________

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-40. Regulations Governing the Practice of Respiratory Therapists.

Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.

FORMS (18VAC85-40)

Instructions for Completing an Application to Practice as a Respiratory Therapist in Virginia (rev. 12/2017)

Instructions for Completing an Application to Practice as a Respiratory Therapist in Virginia (rev. 5/2022)

Form B Supplemental Form (rev. 9/2018)

Application for Registration for Volunteer Practice (8/2015)

Sponsor Certification for Volunteer Registration (rev. 3/2018)

Application for Restricted Volunteer License (rev. 8/2015)

Continued Competency Activity and Assessment Form (rev. 4/2000)

Application to Reactivate an Inactive License for a Respiratory Therapist (rev. 5/2019)

Instructions and Application for Reinstatement of a Respiratory Therapist License (4/2018)

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-160. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Surgical Assistants and Certification of Surgical Technologists.

Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.

FORMS (18VAC85-160)

Instructions for Completing an Application to Practice as a Licensed Surgical Assistant (rev. 10/2020)

Instructions for Completing an Application to Register as a Surgical Technologist (rev. 10/2020)

Instructions for Completing an Application to Practice as a Certified Surgical Technologist (rev. 5/2022)