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 6-1-17 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
17.1. Fees paid to
				the Board are not refundable. All fees are payable to the West Virginia Board
				of Funeral Service Examiners (WVBFSE) and are prescribed in the Board's Series
				6 CSR 7 Rule.
17.2. Study Packets
				for state examination.
Applicant shall be informed of the availability of a study
				  packet at time of request for registration for the state examination. The
				  applicant is not required to buy a packet; however, upon request, a study
				  packet shall be promptly mailed to applicant upon payment of the fee as
				  prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule.
17.3. Apprentice Handbook.
The Board shall prepare an apprentice handbook, which is free
				  only with the initial apprentice registration. However, upon payment of a fee
				  as prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, the Board shall prepare and
				  promptly mail to the apprentice subsequent handbooks.
17.4. Lost or stolen licenses, certificates
				of registration or courtesy cards.
The Board shall print and promptly mail a new license,
				  certificate of registration, or courtesy card upon payment of a fee as
				  prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule, for each re-issuance.
17.5. Inspections.
The Board shall inspect a funeral establishment and charge an
				  inspection fee for the following reasons:
17.5.1. When it is necessary for the
				inspector to conduct an additional inspection of a funeral establishment found
				to be out of compliance with the provisions of W. Va. Code §§
										30-6-1, et. seq. and this rule,
				the funeral establishment shall pay a fee as prescribed in the Board's Series 6
				CSR 7 Rule for each additional inspection.
17.5.2. When the inspector schedules an
				appointment for inspection and no one is present at the funeral establishment
				for the inspection to be conducted and the inspector must return to the funeral
				establishment on a subsequent date, the establishment shall pay a fee for the
				first occurrence and for each subsequent occurrence, as prescribed in the
				Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule. This fee shall only be charged if it is determined
				by the Board that the inspector was not at fault for the missed appointment. No
				fee will be charged if a funeral establishment owner or operator or the
				licensee-in-charge contacts the inspector or the Board office before the
				scheduled appointment with a justifiable reason for his or her inability to be
				present for the appointment and can provide written documentation supporting
				his or her reason.
17.5.3. When a
				funeral establishment has undergone renovations which are something other than
				routine maintenance or upgrades of equipment and which affects the preparation
				room or embalming facility, the funeral establishment shall pay a fee
				prescribed in the Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule for an inspection before the
				Board issues the license.
17.5.4.
				When a funeral establishment is newly constructed or has been purchased by new
				owners, the funeral establishment shall pay a fee as prescribed in the Board's
				Series 6 CSR 7 Rule for an inspection before the Board issues the
				license.
17.5.5. When the holder of
				a funeral establishment license fails to renew the license pursuant to section
				20 of this rule, the funeral establishment shall pay a fee as prescribed in the
				Board's Series 6 CSR 7 Rule for an inspection before the Board reinstates the
				license.