10.29.05 Continuing Education Flashcards
This regulation governs a person practicing as a mortician, funeral director, or holder of a surviving spouse license in Maryland.
10.29.05.01 Scope
The Board of Morticans and Funeral Directors
Board
50 clock minutes of educational instruction in a Board-approved continuing education program.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
An individual who is licensed by the Board to practice all aspects of mortuary science except for embalming.
Funeral Director
An individual who practices mortuary science.
Mortician
The legal widow or widower of a licensed funeral director or licensed mortician, whose license was in good standing at the time of death, and who, at the time of death, wholly or partly owned and operated a mortuary science business.
Surviving Spouse
- Approved by the Academy of Funeral Service Practitioners;
- Sponsored by national service organizations
- Sponsored by State associations
- Sponsored by lical associations
- Provided by suppliers; or
- Already approved by the Board.
10.29.05.03 Standards of Continuing Education Preapproval
A. Continuing Education units are Automatically Approved and do not need to be Submitted to the Board if the Programs are:
Licensed Maryland funeral establishments and other Maryland licensees may apply to the Board for CEU approval.
10.29.05.03 Standards of Continuing Education Preapproval
B.
A continuing education course or workshop may be qualified for approval if the Board determines that it is:
- Constitutes an organized program of learning, including a symposium, which contributes directly to the professional competency of the licensee;
- Is related to the practice of mortuary science;
- Is conducted by individuals considered experts in the subject matter of the program by reason of education, training, or experience; and
- Is accompanied by a paper, manual, or written outline which substantially describes the subject matter of the program.
10.29.05.03 Standards of Continuing Education Preapproval
C.
- Documentation indicating the number of CEUs that will be proposed;
- A description of the course;
- Qualifications of the presenter;
- A course outline; and
- Any manuals or other documents to be distributed.
10.29.05.03 Standards of Continuing Education Preapproval
D. An Individual Seeking to Conduct a Seminar, Workshop, or Presensation shall submit for Board Approval at least 6 weeks in Advance of the Proposed Seminar, Workshop, or Presentation the Following:
Each licensee seeking credit for attendance and participation in an education program that is not preapproved shall submit to the Boad, within 30 days after completion of the activity, the following:
- Activity’s dates
- Subjects covered
- Names of instructrs and their qualifications; and
- Number of CEUs requested.
10.29.05.04 Post-Approval and Review
A.
Within 90 days after receipt of the application, the licensee shall be advised by the Board, in writing, as to whether the activity is approved and the number of CEUs allowed.
10.29.05.04 Post-Approval and Review
B.
A licensee may be denied credit if the licensee fails to comply with the requirements of this regulation.
10.29.05.04 Post-Approval and Review
C.
A continuing education course or workshop that is already approved may be monitored or reviewed by the Board, and, upon evidence of significant variation in the program presented from the program approved, all or any part of the approved hours granted the program may be disapproved.
10.29.05.04 Post-Approval and Review
D.
The following licensees, except as otherwise stated, at the time of renewal, shall submit documentation of continuing education in the field of mortuary science to the Board:
- Morticians
- Funeral directors; and
- Surviving spouses
10.29.05.05 Continuing Education Requirements
A.
