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Approved continuing education courses shall include one hour per year covering compliance with federal or state laws and regulations governing the profession or one hour per year covering preneed funeral arrangements, provided that at least one hour of continuing education in preneed is completed every three years. Course providers may be required to register continuing education courses with the Board pursuant to Board regulations. The Board shall not allow continuing education credit for courses where the principal purpose of the course is to promote, sell, or offer goods, products, or services to funeral homes.C\n\nAll course providers shall furnish written certification to licensees of the Board attending and completing respective courses, indicating the satisfactory completion of an approved continuing education course. Each course provider shall retain records of all persons attending and those persons satisfactorily completing such continuing education courses for a period of two years following each course. Applicants for renewal or reinstatement of licenses issued pursuant to this article shall retain for a period of two years the written certification issued by any Board-approved provider of continuing education courses. The Board may require course providers or licensees to submit copies of such records or certification, as it deems necessary, to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements.D\n\nThe Board shall have the authority to grant exemptions or waivers in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.E\n\nThe Board may provide for an inactive status for those licensees who do not practice in Virginia. The Board may adopt regulations reducing or waiving continuing education requirements for any licensee granted such inactive status. However, no licensees granted inactive status may have their license changed to active status without first obtaining additional continuing education hours as may be determined by the Board. No person or registrant shall practice in Virginia as an embalmer, funeral director, or funeral service licensee unless he holds a current, active license.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213492,"text":"The Board shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for funeral services licensees, funeral directors, and embalmers licensed by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":213493,"text":"The Board shall approve criteria for continuing education courses, requiring no more than five hours per year, that are directly related to the respective license and scope of practice of funeral service licensees, funeral directors, and embalmers. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 270<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 396<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 497<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 170<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241865,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58270,"identifier":"54.1-2816.1","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2816.1","url":"\/54.1-2816.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2816.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/28\/3\/54.1-2816.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continuing education requirements; promulgation of regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2816.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education requirements for funeral services licensees, funeral directors<\/span>, and embalmers<\/span> licensed by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall approve criteria for continuing education courses, requiring no more than five hours per year, that are directly related to the respective license and scope of practice of funeral service licensees<\/span>, funeral directors<\/span>, and embalmers<\/span>. Approved continuing education courses shall include one hour per year covering compliance with federal or state laws<\/span> and regulations governing the profession or one hour per year covering preneed<\/span> funeral arrangements, provided that at least one hour of continuing education in preneed<\/span> is completed every three years. Course providers may be required to register continuing education courses with the Board<\/span> pursuant to Board<\/span> regulations. The Board<\/span> shall not allow continuing education credit for courses where the principal purpose of the course is to promote, sell, or offer goods, products, or services to funeral homes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All course providers shall furnish written certification to licensees of the Board<\/span> attending and completing respective courses, indicating the satisfactory completion of an approved continuing education course. Each course provider shall retain records of all persons attending and those persons satisfactorily completing such continuing education courses for a period of two years following each course. Applicants for renewal or reinstatement of licenses issued pursuant to this article shall retain for a period of two years the written certification issued by any Board<\/span>-approved provider of continuing education courses. The Board<\/span> may require course providers or licensees to submit copies of such records or certification, as it deems necessary, to ensure compliance with continuing education requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the authority to grant exemptions or waivers<\/span> in cases of certified illness or undue hardship. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may provide for an inactive status for those licensees who do not practice in Virginia. The Board<\/span> may adopt regulations reducing or waiving continuing education requirements for any licensee granted such inactive status. However, no licensees granted inactive status may have their license changed to active status without first obtaining additional continuing education hours as may be determined by the Board<\/span>. No person or registrant shall practice in Virginia as an embalmer<\/span>, funeral director<\/span>, or funeral service licensee<\/span> unless he holds a current, active license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS; PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS (\u00a7 54.1-2816.1)\n\nA. The Board shall promulgate regulations governing continuing education\nrequirements for funeral services licensees, funeral directors, and embalmers\nlicensed by the Board.\n\nB. The Board shall approve criteria for continuing education courses, requiring\nno more than five hours per year, that are directly related to the respective\nlicense and scope of practice of funeral service licensees, funeral directors,\nand embalmers. Approved continuing education courses shall include one hour per\nyear covering compliance with federal or state laws and regulations governing\nthe profession or one hour per year covering preneed funeral arrangements,\nprovided that at least one hour of continuing education in preneed is completed\nevery three years. Course providers may be required to register continuing\neducation courses with the Board pursuant to Board regulations. The Board shall\nnot allow continuing education credit for courses where the principal purpose of\nthe course is to promote, sell, or offer goods, products, or services to funeral\nhomes.\n\nC. All course providers shall furnish written certification to licensees of the\nBoard attending and completing respective courses, indicating the satisfactory\ncompletion of an approved continuing education course. Each course provider\nshall retain records of all persons attending and those persons satisfactorily\ncompleting such continuing education courses for a period of two years following\neach course. Applicants for renewal or reinstatement of licenses issued pursuant\nto this article shall retain for a period of two years the written certification\nissued by any Board-approved provider of continuing education courses. The Board\nmay require course providers or licensees to submit copies of such records or\ncertification, as it deems necessary, to ensure compliance with continuing\neducation requirements.\n\nD. The Board shall have the authority to grant exemptions or waivers in cases of\ncertified illness or undue hardship.\n\nE. The Board may provide for an inactive status for those licensees who do not\npractice in Virginia. The Board may adopt regulations reducing or waiving\ncontinuing education requirements for any licensee granted such inactive status.\nHowever, no licensees granted inactive status may have their license changed to\nactive status without first obtaining additional continuing education hours as\nmay be determined by the Board. No person or registrant shall practice in\nVirginia as an embalmer, funeral director, or funeral service licensee unless he\nholds a current, active license.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 270; 2008, c. 396; 2012, c. 497; 2022, c. 170.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}