| 9/9/2024 9:59 am Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
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Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
| Promulgating Board: | Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Corie Tillman Wolf Executive Director (804)367-4479 fanbd@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 65 - 20: | Regulations of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 28 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 09/09/2024 |
| Petitioner | Jon Gary Henninger |
The petitioner requests that the Board of Funeral Directors & 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 18VAC65-20-580(6).
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on October 7, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory
Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open
on October 7, 2024 and will close on November 6, 2024. The Board will consider the
petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close
of public comment, currently scheduled for January 14, 2025. The petitioner will be
notified of the Board's decision after that meeting.
| Publication Date | 10/07/2024 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 11/06/2024 |