Section 270. Standards of approval of training course

All training courses shall be approved by the board. The training course shall be at least four hours and include appropriate testing procedures to demonstrate an understanding of the topics. The training program shall include, but is not limited, to the following topics:

1. Cemetery Board statute and regulations;

2. Perpetual care trust fund requirements;

3. Preneed trust fund requirements;

4. Preneed burial contracts;

5. Interment records;

6. General price list;

7. Itemized statement of goods and services provided;

8. Advertising;

9. Solicitation;

10. Funeral rule; and

11. Proper care, maintenance, administration, and embellishment of the cemetery.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2007; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 21, eff. September 1, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2313 of the Code of Virginia.