APPROVED
CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Last Updated: Friday, February 3,
2012
The
following programs have been approved for continuing
education credit by the Mortuary Arts Board.
The following three (3)
programs will be offered by the National
Funeral Directors Association (NFDA.)
3) February 23, 2012, teleconference
"30+ Innovative Price List
Offerings", 1-2 pm CT, approved for one (1) hour.
You can register online at http://www.nfda.org/webseminars,
call 800-228-6332 or fax the form (located online) to (262)789-6877 or
mail check form to the NFDA, 13625 Bishop's Drive, Brookfield, WI
53005-6607.
ADDED
1-26-11
"The
Value of a Funeral-Part II"
is
being sponsored by MKJ
Marketing and has been approved for continuing education credit (see
program list below). All
programs will be presented at the Vail Mountain Resort in Vail, CO on March 13-15, 2012. For more information
and to
register contact Erica Heuer at (888) 655-1566.
4) February 13, 2012: "Funeral
Service in the New Economy", 7:00am-10:15am. Approved for three (3)
hours.
5) February 14, 2012: "Funeral Service in the New Economy",
7:00am-10:15am. Approved for three (3) hours.
6) February 15, 2012: "Taking Price out of the Equation",
7:00am-10:15am. Approved for three (3) hours.
7) February 16, 2012: "Pulling from the Competition",
7:00am-10:15am. Approved for three (3) hours.
ADDED
2-03-2012
"2012
Spring Regional Meetings"
is
being sponsored by the Kansas
Funeral Directors Association and has been approved for continuing
education credit (see
program list below). All
programs will be presented at various locations and dates accross
Kansas on February 27- March 6, 2012. For more information
and to
register contact call KFDA at 785/232-7789 or write to PO Box 1904,
Topeka, KS 66601-1904.
Programs:
“Working with Difficult Families”, 4:00-6:00pm.
Approved for two (2) hours
“ KFDA Business Session”, 7:40-8:30pm. Approved for
one (1) hour
Dates and Locations:
February 27, 2012 Smoky Hill
County Club, Hays
February 28, 2012 Magouirk
Conference Center, Dodge City
February 29, 2012 Wichita Airport
Hilton, Wichita
March 6, 2012
Capitol Plaza Hotel
ADDED
1-26-11
8) "Improving
Your Business During Challenging Times"
is
being sponsored by MKJ
Marketing and has been approved for six
(6) hours of continuing education credit. This
program will be presented at the
Ritz Carlton Resort in Naples, FL on
March 5-6, 2012 at various times.
For more information
and to
register contact Erica Heuer at (888) 655-1566.
ADDED
1-26-11
"Communicating
Effectively with your Community-Part II"
is
being sponsored by MKJ
Marketing and has been approved for continuing education credit (see
program list below). All
programs will be presented at the Ritz Carlton Resort in Naples, FL. For more information
and to
register contact Erica Heuer at (888) 655-1566.
9) March 7, 2012:
"My
Mom is on Facebook",
8:00am-11:15am. Approved
for three (3) hours.
"Mistakes Firms Make on Websites",
11:30am-2:45pm. Approved for three (3) hours.
10) March 8 2012:
"Crucial Concepts to Position your
Social Media Site for Success",
8:00am-2:45pm, Ritz Carlton Resort, Naples, FL. Approved
for six (6) hours.
"Certified
Celebrant Training"
is
being sponsored by InSight
Institute and has been approved for six
(6) hours of continuing education credit. This
program will be presented at various
locations listed below. For more information
and to
register contact Glenda Stansbury at (405) 810-9501.
11) February 17-19, 2012- Chaparral Suites, Scottsdale, AZ
12) April
13-15, 2012- Marriott Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK
13) May 4-6, 2012- Hampton Inn, Edmonton
AB, Canada
14) June 15-17, 2012- Sheraton
Needham, Needham, MA
15) July 20-25, 2012- ICCFA
University, Memphis, TN
16) September 16-18, 2012- NJSFDA,
Atlantic City, NJ
17) October 19-21, 2012-
Worsham College, Chicago, IL
"Certified
Preplanning Consultant" programs listed below are sponsored by
the National Funeral Directors Association and have been approved for six (6) hours of continuing
education. You can register by calling 1-800-228-6332.
18) February 22-23, 2012:
Certified Preplanning Consultant Program, NFDA & MA Headquarters,
Union City, GA
19) April 16-18, 2012: 2 Day
Certified Preplanning Consultant Seminar, Hilton Garden Inn Toronto
Airport, Canada
20) July 12-13, 2012:
Certified Preplanning Consultant Program, PIMS, Pittsburg, PA
21) August 1-3, 2012:
2 Day
Certified Preplanning Consultant Seminar, Des Moines Area Community
College, Des Moines, IA
22) October 6-7, 2012:
Certified Preplanning Consultant Program, NFDA International Convention
& Expo, Charlotte, NC
23) October 26-17, 2012:
Certified Preplanning Consultant Program, Worsham College, Wheeling, IL
ADDED
1-24-11
"Bridging
the Gap When Cure Is No Longer An Option"
is
being sponsored by Hospice
Care of Kansas. This
program will be presented at West
River Plaza in Wichita, KS and has been approved for 5 (five) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. For more information and to
register contact Ms. Chauntell Sutch at (316) 559-2049 or email: csutch@hospicecareofkansas.com
24) February
23, 2012 - West
River Plaza, Wichita, KS
The following
workshops sponsored by the National Funeral Directors Association, held
during the 2012 CANA & NFDA Spring Cremation Symposium, have been
approved for continuing education credit for licensed funeral
directors. You can register by calling 1-800-228-6332.
Workshops approved for one (1)
hour of CE credit:
25) How
Large Companies are Managing Cremation, February 8, 2012 8:00-9:00am.
26) Cremation Does
Not Mean a Cheap Alternative to Burial, February 8, 2012
1:15-2:15pm
27) The
Evolution of a Green (er) Cremation, February 8, 2012 2:45-3:45pm
28) Marketing
Cremation in a Tough Economy, February 8, 2012 4:30-5:30pm
29) Using
Technology to Better Connect with Cremation Families, February 9, 2012
8:00-9:00am
30) Cremation
Gardens, What are They and What do They Look Like, February
9, 2012 9:30-10:30am
31) CANA
Statistics and Idea Exchange-Sharing for Success, February 9, 2012
10:45am-12:00pm
32) Cremation
Litigation: Must-know Information, February 9, 2012
12:30-1:30pm
Workshop approved for two
(2) hours of CE credit:
33)
Upping Your Game: What to Do When the Competition Levels the Playing
Field, February 8, 2012 9:30-10:00am and 11:15am-12:15pm
ADDED
1-24-11
"ICCFA
Annual Convention & Exposition"
is
being sponsored by the
International Cemetery and Funeral Association. This
program will be presented at Mandalay Bay Resort in
Las Vegas, NV
and has been approved for seventeen
(17)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. For more information and to
register contact Meetings Department, ICCFA, 107 Carpenter Dr., Ste
100, Sterling, VA 20164. Click here
for approved and non-approved programs.
34) March
19-22, 2012 - Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV
18th
Annual National Bereavement Teleconference "End of Life Ethics" is
being sponsored by Hospice Foundation of America and has been approved for three (3)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees once locations have been
announced. This is being presented as a
Audio seminar. For more information and to
register contact Robb Sames at (202) 457-5811 extension 1004. or http://Register.HospiceFoundation.org.
35) April 19, 2012
- April 19, 2013 - locations to be announced
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:
36) "Improving
Your
Communication Skills"
37) "Preparation of
the Organ Donation Case"
38) "The Right
Approach to the Difficult Case"
39) "The
Importance of Ethics in Funeral Service"
40) "Preparation
of
the Infant Case"
These
programs have been approved for three
(3) hours each:
41)
"Improving Technical Skills as it Applies to Caring for the Dead" Part 1
42)
"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:
43) "The
Funeral
Professionals Role in
a Mass Fatality"
44) "Personalizing
Funeral Service and
the Challenge That Presents"
45) "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, ASSISTANT
FUNERAL
DIRECTORS & CREMATORY OPERATORS:
by 1/31/2012
- if your surname (last name) begins with the letter A
by 2/28/2012
- if your surname (last name) begins with the letter B
FUNERAL
ESTABLISHMENTS,
BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS and CREMATORIES:
by 3/31/2012--Funeral
establishtments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with T - Z
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.