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Descriptive Summary
The Library of Virginia
Minutes of the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers,
2016-2023.
53862, 54055, 54350
Virginia. Dept. of Health Professions.
1.4 cu. ft. and 13.1 mb
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These records are part of the Virginia Dept. of Health Professions record group (RG# 37)
Administrative Information
Arranged chronologically.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions
Preferred Citation
Minutes of the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, [cite specific dates and accession used]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Accession 53860 was transferred by the Dept. of Health Professions on 04/13/2023.
Accession 54055 was transferred by the Dept. of Health Professions on 01/11/2024.
Accession 54350 was transferred by the Dept. of Health Professions on 11/05/2024.
Processing Information
This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.
Historical Information
Regulation of the health professions began late in the nineteenth century. On January 31, 1884, the General Assembly passed an act creating the Board of Medical Examiners to certify physicians for practice in Virginia. Two years later, acts establishing the Board of Dental Examiners (now the Board of Dentistry) and the Board of Pharmacy were passed by the General Assembly on February 26 and March 3, 1886, respectively. The Board of Embalmers (now the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers) was created by an act passed on March 5, 1894, and the Board of Veterinary Examiners (now the Board of Veterinary Medicine) was established by an act passed on February 27, 1896. On May 1, 1903, the General Assembly created the Board of Graduate Nurses (now the State Board of Nursing), and on March 11, 1916, the Board of Optometry was established by legislative action.
The Dept. of Health Regulatory Boards was created by an act passed by the General Assembly on March 31, 1977, to provide administrative services to the health regulatory boards of the state. The boards continue to regulate their professions through the examination, licensing, and disciplining of the practitioners of health science. In 1986, the Dept. of Health Regulatory Boards became the Dept. of Health Professions. Its mission is to enhance the delivery of safe and competent health care by licensing qualified health care professionals, enforcing standards of practice, and providing information to both practitioners and consumers of health care services.
Scope and Content
Official minutes and related attachments documenting the meetings, activities, discussions and policy decisions and recommendations of the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Earlier volumes also include lists of licensure examination applicants. Also includes minutes for Committees and other groups (Legislative/Regulatory Committee, Special Conference Committee, Task Force on Cremation Laws and Regulations (2007), Task Force on the Inspection Process (2007), Alkaline Hydrolysis Work Group (2022)), as well as minutes and records related to informal fact finding conferences, hearings, telephone conferences, public hearings, special committees and formal hearings. This series also contains related meeting attachments that may include agendas, articles, bylaws, correspondence, draft minutes, guidance documentslegislation, policies, presentations, regulations, reports, revenue and expenditure summaries, studies, and town hall/public hearing comments.
Contents List
Minutes of the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers,
2016-2021.
Accession 53862 (2016-2021).
Board minutes,
2016 Jan 12.
1
1
Board minutes,
2016 Apr 19.
1
2
Formal administrative hearing,
2016 May 2.
1
3
Formal administrative hearing,
2016 June 3.
1
4
Informal fact finding conference,
2016 June 22.
1
5
Informal fact finding conference,
2016 Sept 29.
1
6
Board minutes,
2016 Oct 18.
1
7
Regulatory/Legislative Committee minutes,
2016 Dec 8.
1
8
Board minutes,
2017 Jan 10.
1
9
Formal administrative hearing and informal fact finding conference,
2017 Feb 10.
1
10
Informal fact finding conference,
2017 Mar 21.
1
11
Board Minutes and informal fact finding conference,
2017 Apr 18.
1
12
Ad Hoc Committee on Internships minutes,
2017 July 13.
1
13
Informal fact finding conference,
2017 July 13.
1
14
Board minutes,
2017 July 18.
1
15
Formal administrative hearing and informal fact finding conference,
2017 July 18.
1
16
Informal fact finding confernce,
2017 Aug 24.
1
17
Examination Committee,
2017 Sept 5.
1
18
Ad Hoc Committee on Internships minutes,
2017 Sept 22.
1
19
Board minutes,
2017 Oct 10.
1
20
Examination Committee minutes,
2017 Oct 10.
1
21
Executivie Director's Report (2016-2017),
2017 Oct.
1
22
Board minutes,
2018 Jan 16.
1
23
Formal administrative hearing and informal fact finding conference,
2018 Jan 16.
1
24
Ad Hoc Committee on Internships minutes,
2018 Apr 13.
1
25
Informal fact finding conference,
2018 Apr 13.
1
26
Board minutes,
2018 Apr 17.
1
27
Formal administrative hearing,
2018 Apr 17.
1
28
Informal fact finding conference,
2018 June 13.
1
29
Ad Hoc Committee on Internships minutes,
2018 July 10.
1
30
Board minutes,
2018 July 12.
1
31
Regulatory/Legislative Committee minutes,
2018 July 12.
1
32
Informal fact finding conference,
2018 July 31.
1
33
Board minutes,
2018 Oct 16.
1
34
Informal fact finding conference,
2018 Oct 16.
1
35
Formal administrative hearing,
2018 Oct 16.
1
36
Informal fact finding conference,
2018 Oct 20.
1
37
Regulatory Advisory Panel - Pre-need Funeral Planning,
2018 Nov 1.
2
1
Ad Hoc Committee on Internships minutes,
2018 Dec 6.
2
2
Board minutes,
2019 Jan 24.
2
3
Informal fact finding conference,
2019 Jan 24.
2
4
Informal fact finding conference,
2019 Mar 6.
2
5
Informal fact finding conference,
2019 Apr 15.
2
6
Board minutes,
2019 Apr 16.
2
7
Formal administrative hearing,
2019 Apr 16.
2
8
Informal fact finding conference,
2019 July 10.
2
9
Board minutes,
2019 July 11.
2
10
Legislative/Regulatory Committee minutes,
2019 Sept 24.
2
11
Board minutes,
2019 Oct 10.
2
12
Informal fact finding conference,
2019 Nov 20.
2
13
Formal administrative hearing,
2020 Feb 26.
2
14
Public hearing,
2020 Mar 10.
2
15
Informal fact finding conference,
2020 mar 10.
2
16
WebEx Training Session,
2020 July 9.
2
17
Board minutes,
2020 July 14.
2
18
Informal fact finding conference,
2020 July 14.
2
19
Regulatory Advisory Panel,
2020 Aug 14.
3
1
Regulatory Advisory Panel,
2020 Sept 1.
3
2
Informal fact finding conference,
2020 Sept 22.
3
3
Board minutes,
2020 Oct 6.
3
5
Formal administrative hearing,
2020 Oct 6.
3
6
Examination Committee minutes,
2020 Nov 20.
3
7
Informal fact finding conference,
2020 Dec 1.
3
8
Board minutes,
2021 Jan 19.
3
9
Formal administrative hearing,
2021 Jan 19.
3
10
Informal fact finding conference,
2021 Mar 2.
3
11
Board minutes,
2021 Apr 6.
3
12
Formal administrative hearing,
2021 Apr 6.
3
13
Public hearing,
2021 June 9.
3
14
Informal fact finding conference,
2021 June 22.
3
15
Board minutes,
2021 July 13.
3
16
Informal fact finding conference,
2021 Aug 24.
3
17
Board minutes,
2021 Oct 12.
3
18
Formal administrative hearing,
2021 Oct 12.
3
19
Informal fact finding conference,
2021 Nov 19.
3
20
Accession 54055 (2022).
Extent: .35 cubic feet.
Includes copies of minutes and related meeting attachments. Includes minutes of the Alkaline Hydrolysis Work Group.
Informal fact finding conference,
2022 Jan 14.
1
1
Full Board,
2022 Feb 11.
1
2
Public Hearing,
2022 Feb 11.
1
3
Informal fact finding conference,
2022 Mar 15.
1
4
Full Board,
2022 Apr 15.
1
5
Formal Hearing,
2022 Apr 15.
1
6
Formal Hearing,
2022 June 6.
1
7
Informal fact finding conference,
2022 June 28.
1
8
Alkaline Hydrolysis Work Group,
2022 July 14.
1
9
Full Board,
2022 July 15.
1
10
Formal Hearing,
2022 July 15.
1
11
Alkaline Hydrolysis Work Group,
2022 Aug 12.
1
12
Informal fact finding conference,
2022 Sept 20.
1
13
Full Board,
2022 Oct 21.
1
14
Formal Hearing,
2022 Oct 21.
1
15
Informal fact finding conference,
2022 Dec 13.
1
16
Minutes and meeting packets: Accession 54350 (2023).
Board of Funeral Director and Embalmer minutes, 2023, are in electronic format (13.1 mb, 11 files, pdf). Also includes Legislative/Regulatory Reports. For file inventory for this accession, see: Inventory (54350).