Continuing Education (CE)
Continuing Education Approved Programs
Use the link below to verify with The Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (the Academy) what courses were/are offered.
Continuing Education Approved Programs
**Board staff does NOT receive notices of when in person Continuing Education opportunities are being offered and therefore cannot assist funeral directors in finding CE that meets the physically present requirement.
Oklahoma Funeral Board Meetings Guidelines
Oklahoma Funeral Board has approved its own Board Meetings as opportunities for funeral directors and embalmers to receive CE credits.
Per Section 235:10-13-10(a), one contact hour shall be construed as 50 minutes of learning activity. Each 50 minutes of attendance at a Board meeting constitutes on contact hour. This Continuing Education credit for attendance at the Board meeting meets the guidelines to be counted towards the required physical presence Continuing Education.
Should an administrative hearing regarding a complaint take place or a consent order be presented to the Board during a Board meeting attended by the licensee who is not a Respondent, one hour per hour of administrative hearing or consent proceedings of that meeting may count towards the Continuing Education ethics requirement. Not less than one hour of ethics will be counted if any administrative hearings or consent orders are held or presented.
No credit will be given to anyone during periods of time when the Board is in executive session.
A licensee wishing to receive credit for time attending a Board meeting must be physically inside the meeting room during the portions of the meeting for which credit is sought and must personally sign in and must personally sign out on the designated attendance list in order to receive any credit. Board staff will email the licensee the awarded credits via the licensee's personal email address on file with Board records.
Those licensees required to attend the Board meeting for a complaint and/or hearing in which they are a Respondent may not count the hours from that Board meeting toward their Continuing Education requirements.
Click the link below to view when the next available Board Meeting will take place
Last Modified on 10/21/2021
FAQs
Q: How many hours of CE do I need?
A: Per 235: 10-13-10 of the Oklahoma Funeral Board Rules & Regulations, each applicant applying for renewal needs to complete six (6) hours of continuing education. One hour of CE is construed to be 50 minutes of learning activity. Two hours the licensee must be physically present at the location of the presentation. One hour of CE must cover the topic of ethics.
A: Per 235: 10-13-10 of the Oklahoma Funeral Board Rules & Regulations, each applicant applying for renewal needs to complete six (6) hours of continuing education. One hour of CE is construed to be 50 minutes of learning activity. Two hours the licensee must be physically present at the location of the presentation. One hour of CE must cover the topic of ethics.
Q: Can a CE credit hour cover both the in person and ethics requirement?
A: Yes, one CE credit hour may meet both requirements simultaneously.
A: Yes, one CE credit hour may meet both requirements simultaneously.
Q: I know there are some licensees who are exempt from Continuing Education. What are the exemptions?
A: A full list of the exemptions may be found in the Oklahoma Funeral Board Rules & Regulations 235:10-13-12.
A: A full list of the exemptions may be found in the Oklahoma Funeral Board Rules & Regulations 235:10-13-12.
Q: Can I come to a board meeting and receive Continuing Education credit?
A: Yes! Attending a board meeting is free and it may count towards the licensees' required one hour of physical presence for presentation. Each 50 minutes attended at a board meeting counts as one hour of CE. See the Board Meeting Schedule under the About the Board tab for date and time of future Board meetings and see Guidelines for OFB CE on this page for additional information.
A: Yes! Attending a board meeting is free and it may count towards the licensees' required one hour of physical presence for presentation. Each 50 minutes attended at a board meeting counts as one hour of CE. See the Board Meeting Schedule under the About the Board tab for date and time of future Board meetings and see Guidelines for OFB CE on this page for additional information.
Q: How do I track my CE credits?
A: Each licensee shall obtain from the continuing education provider proof of attendance at the approved continuing education program (including name of attendee, provider name and provider number, event number, event date, program title and contact hours attended). The licensee shall also maintain such documentation for a period of not less than two (2) years.
A: Each licensee shall obtain from the continuing education provider proof of attendance at the approved continuing education program (including name of attendee, provider name and provider number, event number, event date, program title and contact hours attended). The licensee shall also maintain such documentation for a period of not less than two (2) years.
Q: Do you know where I can get my CE hours from this year?
A: 5 can by gained on-line, attend Funeral Board meetings, Contact OFDA, contact your casket or vault company, etc.
A: 5 can by gained on-line, attend Funeral Board meetings, Contact OFDA, contact your casket or vault company, etc.
Q: I lost my CE program receipts. Can the OFB provide my annual CE renewal records?
A: By filing an open records request, the OFB provides state records. Visit our website and look for the consumer section.
A: By filing an open records request, the OFB provides state records. Visit our website and look for the consumer section.
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