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Committee withdraws funeral-board regulation to clarify what counts as ‘physical attendance’ for continuing education
Summary
Lawmakers and board counsel sought clarification on whether the statute’s requirement for "physical attendance" can be satisfied by live, synchronous online courses; the committee voted to withdraw the proposed regulation so staff can revise the language.
The committee voted to withdraw proposed amendments to the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service regulations so staff can revise language clarifying whether the statute’s requirement for "physical attendance" for continuing education can include live, synchronous online courses.
The change under consideration would implement provisions of a 2024 legislative act that added additional continuing-education and crematory-operator rules to the board’s regulations, Holly Beeson of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said. Beeson told the committee the draft largely mirrors the statute but that the board had questions about the meaning of the phrase "physical presence."
Landis DeBridal, a licensed funeral director and member of the South…
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