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Board of Mortuary Arts seeks to loosen in-person continuing-education requirement
Summary
The Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts proposed removing limits on correspondence/home-study continuing-education hours (KAR 63-62), allowing licensees more flexibility to meet renewal requirements online or via home study; senators raised concerns about overlapping legislation that may require in-person hours.
JW Carey, executive secretary for the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts, told the committee the board's proposed amendment to KAR 63-62 would remove caps on how many continuing-education hours may be obtained by home-study or correspondence, allowing embalmers, funeral directors and crematory operators greater flexibility to mix live and home-study hours. Carey said the board's economic-impact estimate is minimal (primarily publication fees, less than $150) but noted industry providers estimated roughly 40% of continuing education is delivered in person.
Senator Tyson and other members questioned how that regulatory change would interact with recently passed legislation (bill 2331) that addresses in-person continuing-education requirements. "This contradicts what we just passed in legislation yesterday," Tyson said, urging the committee and the board to ensure compliance with statute once the bill is finalized. Carey acknowledged statute would trump regulation and said the board would monitor and comply with legislative outcomes.
