TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC65-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Funeral Services.

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

Name of Petitioner: Jon Gary Henninger.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers amend 18VAC65-20-580 to exempt certain religious funeral homes that do not practice embalming from the requirement to equip preparation rooms with the instruments and apparatus of embalming under subdivision 6 of 18VAC65-20-580.

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: At its January 14, 2025, meeting, the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers voted to take no action on the petition for rulemaking and send the issue to the regulatory committee for in-depth review and consideration of all possible changes that would need to occur to address this concern.

Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director, Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4479, or email fanbd@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR25-06; Filed September 09, 2024, 9:59 a.m.