West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 6 - Funeral Service Examiners › Title 6 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE EXAMINERS › Series 6-01 - Funeral Director, Embalmer, Apprentice, Courtesy Card Holders And Funeral Establishment Requirements › Section 6-1-20 - Biennial licenses and registrations

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
20.1. The Board shall renew all licenses and
				certificates of registration biennially on a staggered schedule as prescribed
				in W.Va. Code §
									30-6-14. Beginning July 1, 2002,
				one half of all licenses and certificates of registration shall be renewed for
				one year and one half of all licenses and certificates of registration shall be
				renewed for two years. Thereafter, all licenses and certificates of
				registration shall be issued or renewed biennially.
20.2. A licensee or registrant, who desires
				to continue in his or her practice, shall biennially on or before the first day
				of July of the renewal period apply to the Board for a renewal of his or her
				license, and shall transmit with the application the fee prescribed in the
				Board's 6 CSR7 rule. If the Board finds that the applicant has been legally
				licensed and is entitled to a renewal, it shall issue a renewal
				certificate.
20.3. The Board shall
				give notification of the need to renew licenses or registrations by the first
				day of June.
20.4. The Board shall
				charge a late fee prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule for the renewal
				of the late application.
20.5.
				Reinstatement.
20.5.1. In order for a licensee
				or registrant whose name has been erased from the register of the Board
				pursuant to W. Va. Code §
										30-6-26, in order to again become
				licensed or registered, the licensee or registrant shall personally appear
				before the Board, or an authorized committee of the Board, to show cause for
				allowing the license or registration to lapse.
20.5.2. Funeral directors or Funeral Service
				licensees.
20.5.2.a. If a funeral director or
				funeral service licensee submits to the Board, within one year of the date his
				or her license lapsed, satisfactory reasons for failing to renew his or her
				license, the Board shall reinstate the license upon payment of a late fee
				prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, plus the appropriate renewal fee
				for the current renewal period.
20.5.2.b. If a funeral director or funeral
				service licensee submits to the Board, after one year of the date his or her
				license lapsed, satisfactory reasons for failing to renew his or her license
				and satisfies the Board as to his or her qualifications to practice the
				profession by successfully passing the West Virginia Laws, Rules and
				Regulations examinations administered by the International Conference of
				Funeral Service Examining Boards, the Board shall reinstate the license upon
				payment of a reinstatement fee prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule,
				plus the appropriate renewal fee for the current renewal period. The licensee
				shall pay all applicable fees for the examinations, also.
20.5.3. Courtesy card holders and
				apprentices.
20.5.3.a. If a courtesy card
				holder submits to the Board, within one year of the date his or her certificate
				lapsed, satisfactory reasons for failing to renew his or her certificate and
				pays a late fee prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, plus the
				prescribed renewal fee for the current renewal period and demonstrates
				competency to work as a courtesy card holder, the Board shall reinstate the
				certificate.
20.5.3.b. If a
				courtesy card holder submits to the Board, after one year of the date his or
				her certificate lapsed, satisfactory reasons for failing to renew his or her
				certificate and pays a reinstatement fee prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR
				7 Rule, plus the prescribed renewal fee for the current renewal period and
				demonstrates competency to work as a courtesy card holder, the Board shall
				reinstate the certificate.
20.5.3.c. If an apprentice submits to the
				Board, within one year of the date his or her certificate lapsed, a late fee
				prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, plus the prescribed renewal fee
				for the current renewal period and provides a satisfactory reasons for failing
				to renew his or her certificate and demonstrates competency to work as an
				apprentice, the Board shall reinstate the certificate.
20.5.3.d. If an apprentice submits to the
				Board, after one year of the date his or her certificate lapsed, satisfactory
				reasons for failing to renew his or her certificate and pays a reinstatement
				fee prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, plus the prescribed renewal
				fee for the current renewal period and demonstrates competency to work as an
				apprentice, the Board shall reinstate the certificate.
20.5.4. Funeral establishments.
20.5.4.a. If the holder of a funeral
				establishment license submits to the Board, within one year of the date the
				license lapsed, satisfactory reasons for failing to renew the license, passes
				an inspection and meets all other licensing requirements, the Board shall
				reinstate the license upon payment of a late fee prescribed in the Board's
				Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, plus the appropriate renewal fee for the current renewal
				period and an inspection fee.
20.5.4.b. If the holder of a funeral
				establishment license submits to the Board, after one year of the date of the
				license lapsed, satisfactory reasons for failing to renew his or her license,
				passes an inspection and meets all other licensing requirements, the Board
				shall reinstate the license upon payment of a reinstatement fee prescribed in
				the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, plus the appropriate renewal fee for the
				current renewal period and an inspection fee.
20.5.5. Investigations of persons requesting
				reinstatement.
If the licensee or registrant whose name has been erased for
				  failure to renew his or her license or registration is under investigation for
				  alleged violations of W.Va. Code §
											30-6-1 et. seq. or this rule, the
				  Board may deny reinstatement until the investigation is resolved.