Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 250 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
The Administrative History following each Rule gives the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date. Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as follows:
f. - filed
eff. - effective
R. - Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)
Ch. - Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)
ER. - Emergency Rule
Rev. - Revised
Note: Emergency Rules are listed in each Rule's Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date. The Emergency Rule will be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.
Chapters 250-1 entitled "Organization", 250-2 entitled "Examination Requirements", and 250-3 entitled "Funeral Homes and Regulations" have been adopted. Filed and effective June 30, 1965.
Rule 250-2-.03 has been amended. Rule 250-2-.04 has been adopted. Chapter 250-4 entitled "Apprenticeship" has been adopted. Filed May 3, 1973; effective May 23, 1973.
Chapter 250-5 entitled "Procedural Rules" has been adopted. Filed July 26, 1976; effective August 15, 1976.
Rule 250-3-.01 has been amended. Chapter 250-6 entitled "Reciprocity - Funeral Director, Embalmer" has been adopted. Filed January 21, 1977; effective February 10, 1977.
Chapter 250-7 entitled "Definition of Full and Continuous Charge as Mentioned in the License Practice Act" has been adopted. Filed August 2, 1977; effective August 22, 1977.
Rules 250-2-.01, .04, 250-6-.01, .02 have been amended. Rule 250-2-.03 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed December 29, 1978; effective January 18, 1979.
Rule 250-3-.01 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed February 11, 1983; effective March 3, 1983.
Rule 250-2-.02 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed May 9, 1983; effective May 29, 1983.
Rules 250-2-.01, .03, .04 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed June 28, 1983; effective July 18, 1983.
Rule 250-4-.01 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed June 29, 1983; effective July 19, 1983.
Rule 250-2-.01 has been amended. Rules 250-6-.01, .02 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed November 7, 1983; effective November 27, 1983.
Rules 250-2-.01, .02, .03 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Rule 250-2-.04 has been repealed. Filed January 31, 1984; effective February 20, 1984.
Rule 250-7-.01 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed April 18, 1984; effective May 8, 1984.
Rules 250-2-.01, .02, .03 and 250-3-.01 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed July 22, 1985; effective August 11, 1985.
Chapter 250-6 has been repealed and a new Chapter adopted. Filed July 18, 1986; effective August 7, 1986.
Chapters 250-1, 250-2, 250-3, 250-4, 250-5, 250-6, 250-7 have been repealed and new Chapters adopted. Filed December 18, 1991; effective January 7, 1992.
Rules 250-5-.01, .04 and 250-4-.01 have been amended. Filed October 23, 1992; effective November 12, 1992.
Existing Rules 250-4-.01 to .05 have been renumbered to 250-4-.02 to .06. Rule 250-4-.01 entitled "Americans With Disabilities Act" has been adopted. Filed March 22, 1993; effective April 11, 1993.
Rules 250-5-.01, .04, .09, 250-6-.01, .03 have been amended. Filed October 20, 1995; effective November 9, 1995.
Rule 250-5-.05 has been amended. Rules 250-6-.03 to .06 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Rules 250-6-.07, .08 have been adopted. Filed January 30, 1996; effective February 19, 1996.
Rule 250-5-.10 has been amended. Filed April 25, 1996; effective May 15, 1996.
Rules 250-5-.10, 250-6-.02, .03, .05 have been amended. Filed May 13, 1997; effective June 2, 1997.
Rules 250-1-.02, 250-4-.04, 250-5-.09, 250-6-.05, .06 have been amended. Filed May 1, 1998; effective May 21, 1998.
Rules 250-4-.03, .04 have been amended. Filed February 17, 1999; effective March 9, 1999.
Rules 250-5-.02 and .05 have been amended. Filed February 11, 2000; effective March 2, 2000.
Rule 250-5-.10 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed May 16, 2001; effective June 5, 2001.
Chapter 250-1 Introduction has been amended. Rules 250-1-.03, .05, 250-2-.01, 250-4-.03, 250-5-.01, 250-6-.01, .07, 250-7-.01, .02, and .03 have been amended. Filed August 16, 2002; effective September 5, 2002.
Rule 250-6-.06 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed September 22, 2003; effective October 12, 2003.
Rule 250-6-.06 have been repealed and new Rule adopted. Filed March 15, 2007; effective April 4, 2007.
Rule 250-6-.06 has been amended. Filed May 9, 2007; effective May 29, 2007.
Rules 250-1-.04, 250-4-.04, and 250-6-.02 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Rules 250-5-.11, .12 and 250-6-.09 have been adopted. Rules 250-6-.03 and .04 have been repealed. Filed December 10, 2009; effective December 30, 2009.
Rule 250-4-.03 has been repealed and a new rule with same title adopted. F. July 24, 2012; eff. Aug. 13, 2012.
Rules 250-5-.03 and 250-5-.06 amended. F. July 24, 2012; eff. Aug. 13, 2012.
Rule 250-6-.07 repealed and readopted. Rule 250-6-.09 amended. F. Dec. 13, 2012; eff. Jan. 2, 2013.
Rules 250-4-.02, 250-6-.06, 250-6-.07, and 250-6-.09 amended. F. Dec. 4, 2015; eff. Dec. 24, 2015.
Rules 250-1-.01, .04; 250-4-.02, .03, .05, .06; 250-5-.01, .02, .03, .04, .05, .07, .10, .11, .12; 250-6-.01, .02, .05, .06, .07, .08; 250-7-.01 amended. F. July 19, 2017; eff. Aug. 8, 2017.
Rule 250-5-.13 adopted. F. Oct. 5, 2017; eff. Oct. 25, 2017.
Rules 250-4-.02, .03, .05, .06, 250-6-.01, .02, .05 through .08 amended. F. Oct. 16, 2018; eff. Nov. 5, 2018.
Rule 250-4-.04 amended. F. Oct. 18, 2018; eff. Nov. 7, 2018.
Rules 250-5-.01 through .08, .10, .12 amended. F. Oct. 25, 2018; eff. Nov. 14, 2018.
Rule 250-5-.11 amended. F. Nov. 6, 2018; eff. Nov. 26, 2018.
Note: Rule 250-4-.02, correction of a recently discovered non-substantive typographical error in subparagraph (b) as requested by the Board, "at a minimum, be is a high school graduate or holder of a General Education Development (GED) certification of high school equivalency;" corrected to "at a minimum, is a high school graduate or holder of a General Education Development (GED) certification of high school equivalency;" (i.e., deletion of the word "be"). Effective August 5, 2021.
Rules 250-6-.01, .02, .09 amended. F. Aug. 24, 2022; eff. Sep. 13, 2022.
Rule 250-6-.07 amended. F. Nov. 22, 2022; eff. Dec. 12, 2022.
Rule 250-6-.08 amended. F. Dec. 9, 2022; eff. Dec. 29, 2022.
Rule 250-6-.08 amended. F. July 20, 2023; eff. Aug. 9, 2023.
Rules 250-6-.06, .07 amended. F. Nov. 20, 2023; eff. Dec. 10, 2023.
