APPROVED
CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Last Updated: Monday,
June 29, 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 April 9, 2009 and is updated
whenever
a
new program has been approved. All programs added since last update are
marked ADDED with the corresponding date.
ADDED
5-18-09
"Veterans Tributes and U.S. Flag Etiquette for Funeral Homes" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This
is a live webinar being
broadcast from 1 - 2 pm CT. , 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) July 16, 2009 -
live webinar 1 - 2 pm CT
via telephone and/or computer
ADDED
6-22-09
"OSHA
Updates" 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.
2) July 16,
2009
- live
teleconference from 12-1 pm CST
"ICCFA
University" is
being sponsored by
International Cemetery and Funeral Association. These colleges have individual approvals
for various courses. You may click on
ICCFA University to see a complete listing of all courses. There
is a possible
sixty one and one-half (61-1/2) hours available of
continuing education for Kansas licensees during this college date of July 17-22,
2009. To register
contact ICCFA Meetings Department, 1895 Preston White Dr., Ste
220, Reston, VA 20191 or Call (800) 645-7700
3) July 17-22,
2009 - Mid South
Convention Center, Tunica, MS
"Funeral
Celebrant Training"
is
being sponsored by InSight
Books., and has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. This program will be
presented at the locations listed
below. To register contact: Ms. Glenda Stansbury, (405)
810-9501 or write: InSight Books, PO Box 42467, Oklahoma City, OK
73123
4) July
17-22, 2009 - ICCFA
University, Memphis, TN
August 21-23, 2009 Holiday
Inn Express Hotel and Suites Riverport, Richmond BC Canada
October 19-21, 2009 Sheraton
Needham, Boston, MA
ADDED
6-22-09
"Heartbreak
& Hope Conference: Navigating Through Organ & Tissue Donation" is
being sponsored by NICU
Dept., Wesley Medical Center. This program has been approved for
six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Linda Long at (316) 962-3080 or write:
Staff Develop- WMC, 550 N Hillside, Wichita, KS 67214-4976
5) July 30-31 2009 - Wesley-Cessna Conference Room, Wichita, KS
ADDED
5-19-09
"Leadership
Conference" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. and
is scheduled for July 26-29, 2009
at The Chateau on the Lake, Branson,
Missouri. There is a
total of four (4) hours possible approved for continuing education for Kansas
licensees. Please note that not all programs have been approved. To
register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
6) July 26-29, 2009 -
The Chateau on the Lake, Branson, MO
Approved courses are:
July 27, 2009 one (1) hr
"Scott's Rules of
Order"
July 29, 2009 one and one-half (1-1/2)
hrs "Preneed: How Does Your State
Rate"
July 29, 2009 one and one-half (1-1/2)
hrs "Breakout by Office"
ADDED
4-22-09
"Certified
Preplanning Consultant" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This program is being presented in Brookfield,
WI. and
has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Member
Service Representative at (800) 228-6332.
7) August 5-7, 2009 -
Brookfield, WI
ADDED
6-16-09
8) Pierce
Companies/Ray Fransisco
Companies are co-sponsoring the programs listed below.
They have
been approved as listed for continuing education for Kansas
licensees. To register: call Randy Emmert at (417) 389-1697 or
write: Pierce Companies, c/o Randy Emmert, 1305 Sunshine St., Neosho,
MO 64850. There is a possible
six (6) hrs available at either location.
These programs will be presented at Cattleman's Restaurant, Oklahoma City, OK:
August
18, 2009 two
(2) hrs "Marketing Funeral Service to the
Cremation Customer"
August
18, 2009 two (2) hrs "The
Importance of Ethics in Funeral Service"
August
18, 2009 two (2) hrs "Some
Innovative & New Ideas in Restorative Art and
Cosmetics"
These programs
will be presented at Freddie's
Barbeque & Steak House, Sapulpa, OK:
August
19, 2009 two (2) hrs
"Marketing Funeral Service to the Cremation Customer"
August
19, 2009 two (2) hrs "The
Importance of Ethics in Funeral Service"
August
19, 2009 two (2) hrs "Some
Innovative & New Ideas in Restorative Art and Cosmetics"
ADDED
6-22-09
"Demanding
Families: An Arrangements Conference Challenge" 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.
9) August
20, 2009
- live
teleconference from 12-1 pm CST
ADDED
6-29-09
"Yes, You Can Profit From Cremation!" is
being sponsored by National
Funeral Directors Assn. This
is a live webinar 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.
10) August 20, 2009 -
live webinar 1 - 2 pm CT
via telephone and/or computer
ADDED
6-29-09
"Care for the Caregiver: When Your Schedule is Full and Your
Bucket is Almost Empty" is
being sponsored by NW Area
Health Education Center, Hays, KS and has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Ms.
Melissa Stouffer at (785) 628-6128 or email: mstouffer@kumc.edu
11) September 2, 2009 -
Goodland Regional Medical Center, Small boardroom
September 3, 2009
- Sheridan Co. Health Complex,
Hoxie, KS
"Seminar
#3D Embalming Skills Seminar" is
being sponsored by
Fountain National Academy and will be held at the FNA Training
Facility, Springfield, MO and
has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact
Mr. Vernie R. Fountain at (417) 833-5130 or write: Fountain National
Academy, 2211 West Norton Rd., Springfield, MO 65803.
12)
September
5-8, 2009 - Fountain
National Academy, Springfield, MO
"Seminar
#2D Soft Tissue Injuries, Waxing & Airbrush Cosmetics" is
being sponsored by
Fountain National Academy and will be held at the FNA Training
Facility, Springfield, MO and
has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact
Mr.
Vernie R. Fountain at (417) 833-5130 or write: Fountain National
Academy, 2211 West Norton Rd., Springfield, MO 65803.
13) September
9-11, 2009 - Fountain
National Academy, Springfield, MO
"Seminar
#5D Advanced Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery" is
being sponsored by
Fountain National Academy and will be held at the FNA Training
Facility, Springfield, MO and
has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact
Mr.
Vernie R. Fountain at (417) 833-5130 or write: Fountain National
Academy, 2211 West Norton Rd., Springfield, MO 65803.
14) September
12-16, 2009 - Fountain
National Academy, Springfield, MO
"Seminar
#4D Advanced II Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery" is
being sponsored by
Fountain National Academy and will be held at the FNA Training
Facility, Springfield, MO and
has been
approved for six (6) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact
Mr.
Vernie R. Fountain at (417) 833-5130 or write: Fountain National
Academy, 2211 West Norton Rd., Springfield, MO 65803.
15) September
19-23, 2009 - Fountain
National Academy, Springfield, MO
16)
"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:
September 19, 2009
- 3615 S. Stadium
Blvd., Jonesboro, AR
December 12, 2009
- 3615 S. Stadium Blvd., Jonesboro, AR
October 28, 2009
- Boston Convention
and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
ADDED
6-29-09
"Selected Independent Funeral Homes 2009 Annual Meeting" is
being sponsored by Selected
Independent Funeral Homes. This
program will be presented at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego in San
Diego, CA and has
been
approved for ten and one-half
(10-1/2) hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact Amy Hunt
or Nicole Donatello at (847) 236-9401 or write: Selected Ind. Funeral
Homes, ATTN: Amy Hunt/Nicole Donatello, 500 Lake Cook Rd., Ste 205,
Deerfield, IL 60015.
17) October 7-10, 2009 -
Hard Rock Hotel, San Diego, CA
ADDED
6-22-09
"FTC
Review" 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.
18) October 15, 2009 - live teleconference from 12-1 pm CST
ADDED
6-22-09
"Invitational
Roundtable 7th Annual Pheasant Hunt" is
being sponsored by
International Order of the Golden Rule. This program has been
approved for one (1) hour nightly
for a possible total of three (3) hours 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.
19) November 13-17, 2009 - Medicine Creek Lodge LLC,
Tulare, SD
ADDED
6-22-09
"Care
for the Caregiver" is
being sponsored by NW Area Health Education Center. This
program has been approved for three
(3 hours of
continuing education for Kansas licensees. To register contact
Ms. Melissa Stouffer at (785) 628-6128 or write: mstouffer@kumc.edu
20) November 17, 2009 - NWAHEC office, Hays, KS
ADDED
6-22-09
"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.
21) November 19, 2009 - live teleconference from 12-1 pm CST
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:
22) "Improving Your
Communication Skills"
23) "Preparation of
the Organ Donation Case"
24) "The Right
Approach to the Difficult Case"
25) "The
Importance of Ethics in Funeral Service"
26) "Preparation
of
the Infant Case"
These
programs have been approved for three
(3) hours each:
27)
"Improving Technical Skills as it Applies to Caring for the Dead" Part 1
28)
"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:
29) "The
Funeral
Professionals Role in
a Mass Fatality"
30) "Personalizing
Funeral Service and
the Challenge That Presents
31)
"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.
32) "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
6/30/2009 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter R
by 7/31/2009
- if
your surname (last
name) begins with the letter S
by
8/31/2009 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter T
by
9/30/2009 -
if
your surname (last name) begins with the letter U
FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS and CREMATORIES:
by 6/30/2009--Funeral
establishments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with E - G
by 9/30/2009--Funeral
establishments, branch establishments and crematories if the funeral
home's name begins with C - D
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.