Va. Code § 54.1-2803
Specific powers and duties of Board
Virginia · Code of Virginia Title 54.1 — Professions and Occupations · Status: effective
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In addition to the general powers and duties conferred in this subtitle, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties to:
1. Establish standards of service and practice for the funeral service profession in the Commonwealth.
2. Regulate and inspect funeral service establishments, their operation and licenses.
3. Require licensees and funeral service interns to submit all information relevant to their practice or business.
4. Enforce the relevant regulations of the Board of Health.
5. Enforce local ordinances relating to funeral service establishments.
6. Advise the Department of Health Professions of any training appropriate for inspectors serving as the Board's agents.
7. Establish, supervise, regulate and control, in accordance with the law, programs for funeral service interns.
8. Establish standards for and approve schools of mortuary science or funeral service.
9. Regulate preneed funeral contracts and preneed funeral trust accounts as prescribed by this chapter, including, but not limited to, the authority to prescribe preneed contract forms, disclosure requirements and disclosure forms and to require reasonable bonds to insure performance of preneed contracts.
10. Inspect crematories and their operations.