APPROVED
CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Last Updated: Monday,
August 30,
2010
The
following programs have been approved for continuing
education credit by the Mortuary Arts Board. This list is an update
from the last quarterly list of July 8, 2010 and is updated
whenever
a
new program has been approved. All programs added since last update are
marked ADDED with the corresponding date.
ADDED
8-16-10
Fall District
Meetings are being sponsored by Kansas Funeral Directors
Association. They have been approved for a possible three (3) hours of continuing
education for Kansas licensees.. To register, contact KFDA at (785)
232-7789 or write: KFDA, PO Box 1904, Topeka, KS 66601-1904.
1) Programs are:
two (2) hrs
"Compliance Update"
one (1) hr
"KFDA Business Session"
Presentations and dates are:
District #1 - September 1, 2010 Salina Country Club,
Salina, KS
District #2 - September 7, 2010 Argosy Casino,
Riverside, MO
District #3 - September 8, 2010 Josie's Ristorante,
Scammon, KS
District #4 - September 9, 2010 Hilton Wichita
Airport, Wichita, KS
District #5 - September 2, 2010 Park Hills Country
Club, Pratt, KS
District #6 - August 31, 2010
City Limits Convention Center, Colby, KS
"Embalming
Skills: Surgical Treatment to Stop Purge"
is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This
Web Seminar has been approved
for one (1) hour of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This is a live web seminar.
To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
2) September 2, 2010
- live Web
Seminar from 1:00 CT - 2:00 pm CT
via telephone and/or computer
ADDED
8-26-10
"Focus on Your Future"
is
being sponsored by Mathews
International and has been
approved for six (6)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. "Hardwood Casket Construction & MFG
Plant Tour" has also been approved for two (2) hrs September 8th only. To
register contact: Jay Diaz at 1-(412) 995-1669 or write: jdiaz@matw.com.
3)
September 8-9,
2010 - York Casket, York, PA
ADDED
8-30-10
"Growth
for Goals: Charting Your Dream: Realizing Your Passion"
is being sponsored by
FuneralDirectorCEUs.com and has been
approved for three (3)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This program will be
presented live on line webinar from 9
am to 3 pm PDT. To
register on-line: FuneralDirectorCEUs.com or email: Robin@funeralfuturist.com.
4) September
8, 2010
- live on line webinar from 9 am to 3 pm PDT
"How
to Adopt Environmentally Friendly Funeral Business Practices"
is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This webinar has been approved for two (2) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This is a live via telephone
and/or computer seminar. To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
5) September 14,
2010
- live via
telephone and/or computer seminar 1:00 CST
- 3:00 pm CT
via web/computer
6)
"Funeral
Celebrants"
is
being sponsored by InSight
Institute, and has been
approved for six (6)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To
register contact: Glenda Stansbury at (405) 810-9501 or write: InSight
Institute, P.O. Box 42467, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
Dates and locations are:
September 17-19,
2010 - Worsham Mortuary College, Chicago, IL
November 5-7, 2010
- Chauncey Conference Center, Princeton, NJ
ADDED
7-22-10
"Selected
Independent Funeral Homes 2010 Annual Meeting"
is
being sponsored by Selected
Independent Funeral Homes and has been
approved for six (6)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To
register contact: Amy Hunt or Nicole Donatello at (84) 236-9401 or
write: Selected Ind. Funeral Homes, ATTN: Amy Hunt/Nicole Donatello,
500 Lake Cook Rd, Ste 205, Deerfield, IL 60015
7) September 29
- October 2, 2010 - The Grand Floridian
Resort & Spa, Lake Buena Vista, FL
"Leveraging
Social Media to Optimize Website Traffic and Revenue"
is
being sponsored by
International Order of the Golden Rule. This teleconference has been approved for one (1) hour of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This is a live
teleconference. To register contact Lisa Krabbenhoft at 1- (800)
637-8030.
8) September 30, 2010
- live
teleconference 12:00 CST
- 1:00 pm CST
via telephone
ADDED
8-19-10
“NFDA Certified Preplanning
Consultant (CPC)” is scheduled for October 9-10, 2010 at the Ernest N.
Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA has been approved for
six (6) hours of
continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors of
the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts. To register contact NFDA
Member Service Representative at 1 (800) 228-6332.
9) October 9-10, 2010 - Ernest N.
Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA
ADDED
8-19-10
10) “2010 National Funeral
Directors Assn. International Convention” is scheduled for October 9-13, 2010 at the Ernest N.
Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA has been approved for
possible
fifty-two (52) hours of
continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors of
the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts. For a listing of the approved
and non-approved programs, please click
here and
download it. This is pdf format. To
register contact NFDA Member Service Representative at 1 (800)
228-6332. Please be aware that NOT all programs have been
approved. When viewing the pdf listing of programs, be sure to
look for the circled amount of approved hours. Also, when
you see "NO" by a
program..... this program was NOT
approved.
"Dealing
with the Media in the 21st Century"
is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This teleconference has been approved for one (1) hour of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This is a live
Teleconference. To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
11) October 21, 2010
- live
Teleconference 1:00 CT - 2:00 pm CT
via telephone and/or computer
ADDED
8-30-10
“NFDA Certified Preplanning
Consultant (CPC)” is scheduled for October 27-29, 2010 at the
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Pittsburgh, PA., and has been
approved for
six (6) hours of
continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors of
the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts. This program is being
presented by the National Funeral Directors Assn. To register contact
NFDA
Member Service Representative at 1 (800) 228-6332.
12) October 27-29, 2010 -
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science,
Pittsburgh, PA
ADDED
8-30-10
"2010 Fall Forum: Boost Your Business I.Q. "
is being sponsored by
International Order of the Golden Rule and has been
approved for a
possible three and one-half (3-1/2)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. These programs will be
presented at the Cincinnati Marriott
Hotel in Cincinnati, OH. To
register contact: Lisa Krabbenhoft at 1-(800) 637-8030 or write: IOGR,
3520 Executive Center Dr. #300, Austin, TX 78731.
13) November
1, 2010
- Tour of Aurora Casket Facilities one (1) hr
November
2, 2010 - The Changing Face of Funeral Service one and one-half (1-1/2) hrs
November
2, 2010 - Great Ideas Member Exchange one (1) hr
ADDED
8-26-10
14) "MKJ's
College of Funeral Service"
scheduled below at Clearwater, FL has been
approved for a possible twenty four (24)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. These programs will be
presented at the MKJ Marketing
Center, Clearwater, FL. To
register contact: Joyce Hess at 1 (888) 655-1566.
November 2, 2010 six (6) hrs
"Public Speaking for Funeral Directors"
November 3,
2010
six (6) hrs "Funeral Home Management:
Improving
Operations"
November 4,
2010
six (6) hrs "Professional Funeral
Arranging"
November 5,
2010
six (6) hrs "Improving Communication with
Families"
"5th
Annual Funeral Service Business Forum"
is being sponsored by
FuneralReview.com and has been
approved for a possible ten (10)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. These programs will be
presented at the Palazzo Resort in
Las Vegas, NV. To
register contact: Kates Boylston at (732) 730-2561 or write:
www.katesboylston.com. Click
here for programs approved.
15) November
17-19, 2010
- Palazzo Resort, Las Vegas, NV
ADDED
8-19-10
16) "Spirituality
and End-Of-Life Care"
is being
sponsored by Hospice Foundation
of America. this will be presented nationwide beginning April 13,
2011. This program has been approved for three (3) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. Be sure to watch for
updates to find out where in your area it will be presented. To
register: call Kristen baker at 1-(202) 457-5811 or email: kbaker@hospicefoundation.org
The
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, Dallas, Texas has been
approved for continuing
education
for Kansas licensees and offers the following programs. These
programs are ongoing Monday -
Friday via video at the Dallas
Institute, Dallas, Texas. They
are available
from 8:00 A.M. to 4: 00 P.M. To register contact: Charlie
Fulton,
Dallas Institute, 1-(800) 235-5444.
These programs have been approved for two (2) hours each:
17) "Improving
Your
Communication Skills"
18) "Preparation of
the Organ Donation Case"
19) "The Right
Approach to the Difficult Case"
20) "The
Importance of Ethics in Funeral Service"
21) "Preparation
of
the Infant Case"
These
programs have been approved for three
(3) hours each:
22)
"Improving Technical Skills as it Applies to Caring for the Dead" Part 1
23)
"Improving Technical Skills as it Applies to Caring for the Dead" Part 2
These programs have been approved for three and one-half ( 3-1/2) hours each:
24) "The
Funeral
Professionals Role in
a Mass Fatality"
25) "Personalizing
Funeral Service and
the Challenge That Presents"
26)
"History
of
Funeral Service Tour"
-
at the
National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, Texas has been approved
for one (1) hour of continuing education credit for Kansas
licensees. For more information contact: The National Museum of Funeral
History, 415 Barren Springs Drive, Houston, Texas 77090 or call 1 (281)
876-3063.
LICENSE RENEWAL DUE DATES:
EMBALMERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ASSISTANT FUNERAL
DIRECTORS:
by 8/31/2010
- if
your surname (last
name) begins with the letter H
by
9/30/2010 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter I
by
10/31/2010 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter J
by 11/30/2010
- if
your surname (last
name) begins with the letter K
FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS and CREMATORIES:
by 9/31/2010--Funeral
establishments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with N - Q
by 12/31/2010--Funeral
establishments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with K - M
Please submit your Continuing
Education renewal cards prior
to your
renewal due date ONLY IF THE
PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE
BOARD. Kansas continuing
education approval cards must be signed
by a program representative and submitted to the board in order to
receive continuing education credit. Requests submitted without the
proper application and/or approval cards or cards that have not been
properly signed will not be approved. Blank approval cards and program
applications are available through the board's Topeka office upon
request at no charge. Cards from approved programs should only be
submitted to the board at your individual time of renewal.
There is a maximum of six hours allowed for each individual program
topic. Other programs (correspondence courses, video
presentations,
programs where you are a lecturer)
have a 3-hour maximum per program
with a total maximum of six hours per
renewal period. No more than
six
of the required 12 hours may be earned this way. CPR and EMT courses
can constitute no more than four hours
toward any one renewal. No
credit is given for repetitious presentations. All of theses programs
require approval on the appropriate sponsor application. No
examinations of any kind are approved for credit. Insurance programs
are not approved for credit unless they deal DIRECTLY with
prefinanced funeral agreements. Insurance licenses have
continuing
education requirements completely separate from licensed embalmers and
funeral directors. A maximum of 18 hours can be submitted for any
renewal period. Up to six hours can be carried over for your next
renewal.
If you wish to apply for continuing
education credit for programs
not appearing on the approved continuing education lists, PLEASE DO
SO WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE PROGRAM DATE on forms provided by the Board.
When applying for credit for unapproved programs, please submit ALL
necessary information: Complete an outline (indicating all breaks),
subject information and explanation, speaker-presenter's experience and
credentials and how the program will aid the licensee in better serving
the public. Incomplete requests can not and will not be approved. Forms
are available upon request at no charge. Approval for program
requests can take anywhere from two weeks up until three months. ALL
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUESTS must be submitted on board
approval applications. For those of you that wait to submit requests
right before you renew--BEWARE! Approval can take up to 90 days. Keep
this in mind when making application for approval--especially if your
renewal due date is fast approaching!
Renewals not postmarked by their due
dates are subject to late
penalties and reinstatement fees. We mail them to you at least 45 days
prior to the due date, and we also send a reminder notice to you two
weeks prior to the due date. Please get them back to us on time. We
don't like to charge late fees, and I'm sure you don't like to pay
them! Late Embalmer and Funeral Director renewals involve double fees,
while a late Assistant Funeral Director renewal requires a new
application fee of $150 in addition to an appropriate pro-rated
renewal.
It is your responsibility to notify the
board if your address
changes. Failure to do so could result in mailings not reaching you and
could possibly lead to your renewal going unpaid and eventually
dropped. Renewals not paid within six (6) months of their due date are
automatically dropped! Reinstatement requires that you meet all current
requirements, pay a reinstatement fee in addition to all unpaid back
fees and submit all back continuing education hours within one year of
returning to active status.