West Virginia Code 30-6-11 – Crematory operator certificate requirements
(a) All crematory operators shall be certified by the board. The board shall issue a certificate to be a crematory operator to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-6-11
- Board: means the West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Certificate: means a certification by the board to be a crematory operator. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Cremation: means the mechanical or thermal process whereby a dead human body is reduced to ashes and bone fragments and then further reduced by additional pulverization, burning, or re-cremating when necessary. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Crematory: means a licensed place of business where a deceased human body is reduced to ashes and bone fragments. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Crematory operator: means a person certified by the board to operate a crematory. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Crematory operator in charge: means a certified crematory operator who accepts responsibility for the operation of a crematory. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
(1) Has completed a class, authorized by the board, on cremation and operating a crematory;
(2) Has paid all the appropriate fees; and
(3) Has completed such other requirements as prescribed by the board.
(b) All persons currently operating crematories shall by January 1, 2003, register with the board. By July 1, 2003, all persons currently operating crematories shall obtain a certificate to operate a crematory, pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(c) All certificates must be renewed biennially upon or before July 1.
(d) After July 1, 2003, all licensed crematories must have a certified crematory operator in charge.