APPROVED
CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Last Updated: Friday,
February 5, 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 January 14, 2010 and is updated
whenever
a
new program has been approved. All programs added since last update are
marked ADDED with the corresponding date.
"Recession-Friendly
Ideas to Accelerate Innovation at Your Firm" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This
is a live teleconference being
broadcast from 1 - 2 pm CST., and has been
approved for one (1) hour of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
1) February 11, 2010 -
live teleconference 1 - 2 pm CST
via telephone and/or computers
"Improving
Your Funeral Business"
is
being sponsored by MKJ
Marketing, and has been
approved for six (6
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To
register contact: Joyce Hess at (722) 524-8100.
2) February 8-11,
2010
- Westin Riverfront Resort 7 Spa, BeaverCreek, CO
Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary
Fraternity, Inc is sponsoring the following 2 programs for continuing
education for Kansas licensees. They have each been approved for one (1) hour. To
register contact: Edith Churchman, P.O. Box 3057, Newark, NJ
07103 .
3) February 12,
2010
- Doubletree Hotel Dallas, Dallas, TX:
"Social Networking and Your Funeral
Home"
"Known Shipper Regulations"
"2010
CANA/NFDA Spring Cremation Symposium" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This symposium has been approved for a possibly thirteen
(13) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332. Click here to see approved courses.
4) February 17-19, 2010 - Harrah's
Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
"Blood-borne
Pathogen Exposure Control Plan" is
being sponsored
by International Order of the Golden Rule. This
is a live teleconference being
broadcast from 12:00 - 1:00 pm
CST and approved for one
(1) hour of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Ms. Lisa
Krabbenhoft at (800) 637-8030 or write IOGR, 3520 Executive Center Dr.,
#300, Austin, TX 78731-1684.
5) February 25, 2010 -
live teleconference 12:00 - 1:00 CST
via telephone
2010
ICCFA Annual Convention
is being presented by the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral
Assn and has been approved for a possible thirteen (13) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To see the programs that are
approved please click on the blue link at the beginning of this program
section or click here.
To register: call (800) 645- 7700 or write to ICCFA Meetings
Dept., 107 Carpenter Dr., Ste 100, Sterling, VA 20164.
6) March 10-13, 2010 - Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in
San Antonio, TX
"The
2010 Dodge Seminar - Ft. Lauderdale, FL"
is
being sponsored by the Dodge
Institute for Advanced Mortuary Studies, and has been
approved for a possible nineteen (19)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To
register contact: Kristin or Ginny at the Dodge Company
at 1-(800)
443-6343 or write: The Dodge Institute, 165 Cambridge Park Drive,
Cambridge, MA 02140. Click
here
to see programs offered
7) March 15-19,
2010
- Westin Beach Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
ADDED
2-5-10
"Maximizing
Preneed Profitability in Small Firms" 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 via telephone
and/or computer. To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
8) March 18, 2010 - live
teleconference 1:00 CT - 2:00 pm CT
via telephone and/or computer
ADDED
2-5-10
"Developing
A Payment-In-Full Policy" 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 via telephone
and/or computer. To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
9) March 25, 2010 - live
teleconference 1:00 CT - 2:00 pm CT
via telephone and/or computer
"Cancer
and End-of-Life Care
is
being sponsored by Hospice
Foundation of America. This
is a live teleconference being
broadcast from 1:30 EDT - 4:30 pm EDT., and has been
approved for three (3) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Ms.
Kristin Baker at (202) 457-5811 or email: Kbaker@hospicefoundation.org
10) March 24, 2010 -
live teleconference 1:30 EDT - 4:30 pm EDT
via telephone and/or DVD/On demand streaming video
"2010 Group
Meeting Series" is being presented by Selected Independent
Funeral Homes for continuing education for Kansas licensees. The
program has been approved for six (6)
hours. To
register contact: Amy Hunt at (847) 236-9401 or write: Selected
Independent Funeral Homes, Attn: Amy Hunt, 500 Lake Cook Rd., Ste
205, Deerfield, IL 60015. Dates are:
11) April 11-13,
2010
- Grand Bohemian Hotel, Asheville, NC
April 25-27, 2010 - Chatham Bars
Inn, Chatham, MA
May 5-7, 2010 - InterContinental At
The Plaza, Kansas City, MO
ADDED
2-5-10
"2010
Family Business Conference" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This has been approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This conference will be held
at the Thunderbird School of Global Managment, Glendale, AZ. To
register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
12) April 12-13,
2010 - Thunderbird School of Global Management,
Glendale, AZ
ADDED
2-5-10
"Certified
Preplanning Consultant" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This has been approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This conference will be held
at the NFDA's headquarters in Brookfield, WI. To
register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
Dates are:
13) April 21-23,
2010 - NFDA's headquarters in Brookfield, WI
July
21, 13, 2010 - NFDA's headquarters in Brookfield, WI
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: Ken Whittaker,
Dallas Institute, 1-(800) 235-5444.
These programs have been approved for two (2) hours each:
14) "Improving Your
Communication Skills"
15) "Preparation of
the Organ Donation Case"
16) "The Right
Approach to the Difficult Case"
17) "The
Importance of Ethics in Funeral Service"
18) "Preparation
of
the Infant Case"
These
programs have been approved for three
(3) hours each:
19)
"Improving Technical Skills as it Applies to Caring for the Dead" Part 1
20)
"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:
21) "The
Funeral
Professionals Role in
a Mass Fatality"
22) "Personalizing
Funeral Service and
the Challenge That Presents
23)
"Museum
Exhibits and Tour" - at
the
Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield, Illinois, has been approved
for one (1) hour of continuing education credit for Kansas
licensees. For
more information contact: Jon Austin at 1-(217)
544-3480 or write: Museum of Funeral Customs, 1440 Monument Avenue,
Springfield, IL 62702.
24) "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
1/31/2010 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter A
by
2/28/2010 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter B
by 3/31/2010
- if
your surname (last
name) begins with the letter C
by 4/30/2010 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter D
FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS and CREMATORIES:
by
3/31/2010--Funeral
establishments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with T - Z
by 6/30/2010--Funeral
establishments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with R - S
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.