Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-10-016.

Title of Rule: Funeral director/embalmer fees.

Purpose: To amend WAC 308-48-800 to bring Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers revenues into line with expenditures.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.39.181.

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 18.39 RCW.

Summary: This amendment will allow the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to raise its fees by 3.32% as allowed by statute in order to bring its revenues more closely into line with its expenditures.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Jon Donnellan, Department of Licensing, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, (360) 586-4905.

Name of Proponent: Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 308-48-800 provides for application, renewal, and miscellaneous fees in connection with the licensing of the funeral profession. This amendment will provide a 3.32% increase in all fees as allowed under Initiative 601.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Increases application and renewal fees by 3.32%.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. These fee increases are permitted by Initiative 601.

RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Department of Licensing is exempt from this statute.

Hearing Location: Department of Licensing, Conference Room #1, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Olympia, WA 98504, on July 29, 1999, at 10:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jon Donnellan, TDD (360) 586-2788, or (360) 586-4905.

Submit Written Comments to: Jon Donnellan, Administrator, Cemetery Board, P.O. Box 9012, Olympia, WA 98507-9012, (360) 586-4905, fax (360) 664-2550.

Date of Intended Adoption: July 29, 1999.

June 15, 1999

Jon Donnellan

Administrator

OTS-3112.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-21-056, filed 10/19/98, effective 11/19/98)

WAC 308-48-800
Funeral director/embalmer fees.

The following fees shall be charged by the professional licensing division of the department of licensing:

Title of Fee	Fee
Embalmer:
State examination or reexamination	(($150.00)) $154.98
Renewal	((100.00)) 103.32
Late renewal penalty	((50.00)) 51.66
Duplicate	((15.00)) 15.50
Certification	((25.00)) 25.83
Embalmer apprentice:
Apprentice application	((75.00)) 77.49
Apprentice renewal	((45.00)) 46.49
Duplicate	((15.00)) 15.50
Certification	((25.00)) 25.83
Funeral director:
State examination or reexamination	((150.00)) 154.98
Renewal	((100.00)) 103.32
Late renewal penalty	((50.00)) 51.66
Duplicate	((15.00)) 15.50
Certification	((25.00)) 25.83
Funeral director apprentice:
Apprentice application	((75.00)) 77.49
Apprentice renewal	((45.00)) 46.49
Duplicate	((15.00)) 15.50
Certification	((25.00)) 25.83
Funeral establishment:
Original application	((350.00)) 361.62
Renewal	((300.00)) 309.96
Branch registration and renewal	((250.00)) 258.30
Preneed application	((200.00)) 206.64
Preneed renewal:
0-25 sales	((25.00)) 25.83
26-99 sales	((100.00)) 103.32
100 or more sales	((150.00)) 154.98
Financial statement fee	((50.00)) 51.66
Crematory endorsement registration	((100.00)) 103.32
Crematory endorsement renewal (($50.00 plus fifty)) fifty-one dollars and sixty-six cents plus fifty-two cents per cremation performed during previous calendar year.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.39.175(4).  98-21-056, § 308-48-800, filed 10/19/98, effective 11/19/98; 91-11-023, § 308-48-800, filed 5/7/91, effective 6/7/91; 91-01-006, § 308-48-800, filed 12/6/90, effective 1/6/91.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086.  90-07-024, § 308-48-800, filed 3/14/90, effective 4/14/90; 87-10-028 (Order PM 650), § 308-48-800, filed 5/1/87.]

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