SECTION 235:10-13-10. Continuing education requirements

(a)   Applicants for renewal of a funeral director or embalmer license in Oklahoma, shall submit the renewal fee and documentation as prescribed by the Board of each continuing education course the licensee attended during the year. Every licensed funeral director, and/or licensed embalmer, shall obtain a minimum of six (6) contact hours during each calendar year before their annual license renewal. One (1) contact hour shall be construed as 50 minutes of learning activity. In at least one (1) hour of this continuing education, the Licensee shall be physically present at the location of the Presentation. One (1) hour of the required continuing education shall cover Ethics.

(b)   Each continuing education provider and course shall be approved by the: Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (the Academy), the funeral licensing Boards of Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Missouri, or by the Oklahoma Funeral Board based on criteria similar to those established by the Academy. The Board shall not charge duplicate fees to review provider applications or courses approved by the Academy or the funeral licensing Boards of Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Missouri.

(c)   A licensee may not receive credit for repeating the same course during the same calendar year. A maximum of six (6) hours may be carried over and applied to the required hours for the following year.

(d)   Individuals issued original or reciprocal licenses shall complete the continuing education requirements in the first full calendar year following the issuance of an original or reciprocal license.

[Source: Added at 22 Ok Reg 1918, eff 6-25-05; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 26, eff 8-24-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 861, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1883, eff 6-25-09; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1214, eff 9-14-18]