TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
        
 
 
 
 REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
 Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers is claiming an exemption from Article
 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 a of
 the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to conform
 to changes in Virginia statutory law or the appropriation act where no agency
 discretion is involved. The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers will
 receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any
 time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
 
  
 
 Title of Regulation: 18VAC65-20. Regulations of the
 Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers (amending 18VAC65-20-60, 18VAC65-20-400). 
 
 Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2819 of
 the Code of Virginia.
 
 Effective Date: September 23, 2015. 
 
 Agency Contact: Lisa Russell Hahn, Executive Director,
 Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300,
 Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4424, FAX (804) 527-4637, or email
 lisa.hahn@dhp.virginia.gov.
 
 Summary:
 
 Pursuant to Chapter 110 of the 2015 Acts of Assembly, the
 amendments require a surface transportation and removal service to notify the
 Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers within 30 days of any change in the
 manager of record and to include the name of a manager of record on its
 application for registration.
 
 18VAC65-20-60. Accuracy of information.
 
 A. All changes in the address of record or the public
 address, if different from the address of record, or in the name of a licensee
 or registrant shall be furnished to the board within 30 days after the change
 occurs. 
 
 B. Any change in ownership or manager of record for an
 establishment or crematory shall be reported to the board within 14 days of the
 change.
 
 C. A surface transportation and removal service shall
 notify the board within 30 days of any change in the name of the manager on
 record with the board. 
 
 C. D. All notices required by law and by this
 chapter to be mailed by the board to any registrant or licensee shall be
 validly given when mailed to the latest address of record on file with the
 board and shall not relieve the licensee, funeral service intern, establishment,
 crematory, or firm of obligation to comply. 
 
 Part IV 
 Registration 
 
 18VAC65-20-400. Registration of surface transportation and
 removal services. 
 
 All persons applying to own or operate a surface
 transportation and removal service, according to requirements of § 54.1-2819
 of the Code of Virginia, shall submit an application package for registration
 which shall include: 
 
 1. A completed and signed application; 
 
 2. The fee prescribed in 18VAC65-20-70 A 3; and 
 
 3. Additional documentation as may be required by the board to
 determine eligibility of the applicant, including, but not limited to, evidence
 of training in compliance with standards of the Occupational Safety and Health
 Administration (OSHA) for universal precautions and blood-borne pathogens;
 and
 
 4. The name of the manager for the service.
 
 
        VA.R. Doc. No. R15-4315; Filed July 27, 2015, 2:52 p.m.