Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1256
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1256
- biennially: shall mean the year in which a regular session of the General Assembly is held. See
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Disposition facility: means a business registered with the Office conducted at a specific street address or location devoted to the disposition of human remains by means of cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. See
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Funeral director: means a licensed person who is the owner, co-owner, employee, or manager of a licensed funeral establishment and who, for compensation, engages in the practice of funeral service. See
- Funeral establishment: means a business registered with the Office conducted at a specific street address or location devoted to the practice of funeral service, and includes a limited services establishment. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Removal: means the removal of dead human bodies from places of death, hospitals, institutions, or other locations, for a fee or other compensation. See
§ 1256. Renewal of registration or license
(a) Biennially, every licensee shall renew his or her or its registration or license by paying the required fee.
(b) Upon request of the Department of Health or a person authorized to issue burial or removal permits, a licensee shall show proof of current licensure.
(c) [Repealed.]
(d) Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees:
| (1) Application for license | $ 70.00 |
| (2) Biennial renewal of license | |
| (A) Funeral director | $ 350.00 |
| (B) Embalmer | $ 350.00 |
| (C) Funeral establishment | $ 800.00 |
| (D) Disposition facility | $ 800.00 |
| (E) Disposition facility personnel | $ 125.00 |
| (F) Removal personnel | $ 125.00 |
| (G) Limited services establishment license | $ 800.00 |
(e)(1) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for renewal as a funeral director or embalmer shall have satisfactorily completed continuing education as required by the Director.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the Director shall require, by rule, not less than six nor more than ten hours of approved continuing education as a condition of renewal and may require up to three hours of continuing education for removal personnel in the subject area of universal precautions and infectious diseases. (Amended 1959, No. 224, §§ 8, 9; 1969, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1973, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.) § 37; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 29; 1991, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 28, 1992; 1995, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1999, No. 49, § 176; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. June 21, 2002; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 27, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 43; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2007, No. 76, § 4; 2009, No. 35, § 21; 2011, No. 33, § 3; 2013, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. June 1, 2023; 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. January 1, 2023; 2023, No. 53, § 125, eff. June 8, 2023.)