(a) The board shall require a funeral director to obtain ten (10) hours of continuing education credit in any two (2) year period in order to renew or reinstate a license under this chapter. The board shall require that continuing education credit be earned in board approved courses or programs on one (1) or more of the following subjects:
- (1) Embalming and restorative arts.
- (2) Prevention of the spread of infectious disease and compliance with mandatory public health requirements.
- (3) Federal and state laws and rules regulating the embalming and funeral professions.
- (4) Funeral home management.
- (5) Religion.
- (6) Natural science.
- (7) Grief counseling and the psychological effect of death on survivors.
- (b) Continuing education hours earned as a prerequisite to the issuance or maintenance of a professional license other than a funeral director license may not be counted in determining compliance with this section.
As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.237-1995, SEC.13; P.L.194-2005, SEC.55.