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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 47. Cemetery Board
Chapter 20. Cemetery Board Rules and Regulations
1/14/2026

18VAC47-20-270. Standards of approval of training course.

All training courses must be approved by the board. The training course must be at least two hours and include appropriate testing procedures to demonstrate an understanding of the topics. The training program must include 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; and

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

Statutory Authority

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

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2007; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 21, eff. September 1, 2016; Volume 42, Issue 8, eff. December 31, 2025.

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