APPROVED
CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Last Updated: Wednesday, November
18,
2009
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 October 8, 2009 and is updated
whenever
a
new program has been approved. All programs added since last update are
marked ADDED with the corresponding date.
"MKJ's
College of Funeral Service"
is
being sponsored by MKJ
Marketing and has been
approved for six (6)
hours each day for the different programs listed below for
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register
contact: Joyce Hess at 1-888-655-1566 or write: MKJ Marketing, 1501
Belcher Road, South, Largo, FL 33771.
1) November 17-20, 2009
- MKJ Marketing Offices, Clearwater, FL
6 hr Programs are:
14th: Public Speaking for Funeral Directors
15th: Funeral Home Management: Improving Operations
16th: Professional Funeral Arranging
17th: Improving Communication with Families
"Embalming-The
Challenges & The Rewards"
is
being sponsored by the Dodge
Institute for Advanced Mortuary Studies, and has been
approved for a possible nine (9)
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.
2) November 18- 19,
2009 - Delta
Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Program breakout:
"Embalming - The Challenges &
The Rewards" breakout:
one
(1) hr "Why We Embalm"
two
(2) hrs "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll &
Formaldehyde" (Arizona only)
one (1) hr "Turning Challenges Into
Opportunities, Part I"
two
(2) hrs "Embalming Roundtable Discussions
& Group Reports"
one
(1) hr "Turning Challenges Into Opportunities,
Part 2"
two
(2) hrs "EasyWay Workshop"
two
(2) hrs "Making Sure the Hair is Just
Right" (Toronto only)
"Innovative
Ideas to Better Serve Families" is
being sponsored by
International Order of the Golden Rule. This is a live audio seminar/teleconference via
telephone from 12-1 pm CST. This program has been approved for one (1) hour of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact
OGR at (800) 637-8030 or write: International Order of the Golden Rule,
13523 Lakefront Drive, Earth City, MO 63045.
3) November
19, 2009
- live
teleconference from 12-1 pm CST
"GPL
Packages - Doing Them Right: 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.
4) December 3, 2009 -
live teleconference 1 - 2 pm CST
via telephone
5)
"The
Director's Assistant Regional Training"
is
being sponsored by
Continental Computer and has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register, please
contact: Heather Scott at (870) 932-0081 or write: Continental
Computer, P. O. Box 232, Jonesboro, AR 72403. Locations and dates
are as follows:
December 12, 2009
- 3615 S. Stadium Blvd., Jonesboro, AR
"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
6) March 15-19, 2010
- Westin Beach Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"ICCFA
Wide World of Sales Conference"
is
being sponsored by the
International Cemetery and Funeral Assn., and has been
approved for ten (10)
hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact:
Meetings Department, ICCFA, 107 Carpenter Drive, Ste 100, Sterling,
VA 20164.
7) January 13-15,
2010 - New Orleans Hilton, New Orleans, LA
ADDED
10-19-09
"2010
NextGen Seminar"
is
being sponsored by Selected
Independent Funeral Homes and has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register, please
contact: Ms. Amy Hunt at (847) 236-9401.
8) January
24-28, 2010
- The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa, St. Maarten
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:
9) "Improving Your
Communication Skills"
10) "Preparation of
the Organ Donation Case"
11) "The Right
Approach to the Difficult Case"
12) "The
Importance of Ethics in Funeral Service"
13) "Preparation
of
the Infant Case"
These
programs have been approved for three
(3) hours each:
14)
"Improving Technical Skills as it Applies to Caring for the Dead" Part 1
15)
"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:
16) "The
Funeral
Professionals Role in
a Mass Fatality"
17) "Personalizing
Funeral Service and
the Challenge That Presents
18)
"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.
19) "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 11/30/2009
- if
your surname (last
name) begins with the letter W
by
12/31/2009 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter XYZ
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
FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS and CREMATORIES:
by 12/31/2009--Funeral
establishments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with A - B
by
3/31/2010--Funeral
establishments, 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.