201 KAR Chapter 2: Board Rules and Regulations
What the regulations add
201 KAR Chapter 2 supplies the operational detail that KRS Chapter 316 does not. The regulations govern applications and documentation, examination administration, apprenticeship logs and supervision, license renewal and continuing education, establishment and branch sanitation, crematory operations, preneed contract forms and trust reporting, advertising, record retention, and complaint handling. A violation of a board regulation can support discipline even when the statute is silent. The board may require specific forms, affidavits, or attestations; incomplete or false filings are themselves grounds for action.
Worked example
A licensee renews with the required total continuing-education hours but none in the mandated ethics category. The renewal is deficient under the board’s CE regulation. The board may deny renewal until the deficiency is cured, and practicing after expiration is unlicensed practice. The licensee cannot substitute extra technical hours for the missing category unless the rule expressly allows it.
Traps
“The statute doesn’t mention it” is not a defense; regulations fill gaps. CE hours must be in approved categories and documented. Apprenticeship supervision ratios and log requirements are not optional paperwork. Establishment rules apply to branch locations and crematories, not just the main funeral home. Keep records for the required retention period; the board can inspect them.