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2021 Vermont Statutes
Title 26 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 21 - Funeral Services
§ 1256. Renewal of registration or license

Universal Citation:
26 VT Stats § 1256 (2021)
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§ 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 Board of Health or a person authorized to issue burial or removal permits, a licensee shall show proof of current licensure.

(c) [Repealed.]

[Subsection (d) repealed effective June 1, 2023.]

(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) Crematory establishment                                             $ 800.00

            (E) Crematory 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.)

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