Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) CE sponsor, as set forth in Sections 5-15
and 10-35 of the Code, shall mean the following:
1) An accredited college or university or a
State agency;
2) Illinois Funeral
Directors Association;
3) Funeral
Directors Services Association of Greater Chicago;
4) Cook County Association of Funeral Home
Owners, Inc.;
5) Illinois Selected
Morticians Association;
6) National
Funeral Directors Association;
7)
Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association;
8) Selected Independent Funeral
Homes;
9) An Illinois school of
mortuary science;
10) International
Order of the Golden Rule;
11)
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association; or
12) Any other person or entity licensed as a
CE sponsor under subsection (b).
b) A person or entity seeking to provide CE
shall submit:
1) A signed and completed
application on forms provided by the Division;
2) The required fee set forth in Section
1250.165; and
3) A copy of the certificate of attendance
the CE sponsor will issue, which shall contain the information set forth in
subsection (d).
c) All
CE courses shall:
1) Contain materials that
contribute to the advancement, extension and enhancement of professional skills
and knowledge in the practice of funeral directing or embalming. The course
content shall be designed to focus on advancement and enhancement of
professional skills and knowledge;
2) Be developed and presented by persons with
education and/or practical experience in the presented subject
matter;
3) Include a student
evaluation of both instructor and the course;
4) Specify the course objectives and content,
teaching method to be used, and number of Illinois CE hours earned in all
relevant materials;
5) Verify
attendance; and
6) Be open to all
licensed funeral directors and funeral directors and embalmers and not be
limited to the members of a single organization or group.
d) Certificate of Attendance
1) Each licensed CE sponsor shall provide
each participant with a certificate of attendance containing the following:
A) The CE sponsor's license number, name,
address and signature;
B) The
participant's name and license number;
C) A brief statement of the subject
matter;
D) The number of CE hours
awarded and the CE topic (i.e., funeral directing, embalming, insurance, OSHA
compliance, etc.);
E) The date and
place of the course; and
F) The
method of delivery of the course (i.e., classroom, webinar, video, book,
audiotape, etc.).
2) CE
sponsors shall provide all participants with a certificate of attendance upon
the successful completion of a CE course.
e) The CE sponsor shall maintain course
materials and attendance records containing all information in subsection
(d)(1) for not less than 7 years, except for the signature of the
sponsor.
f) The CE sponsor shall
ensure that participants only receive CE credit for time actually spent
attending the CE course.
g) The
Division may evaluate a CE sponsor at any time. If the Division determines that
a CE sponsor failed to comply with this Part, the Division shall thereafter
refuse to accept that CE sponsor's CE for credit until the Division receives
proof of compliance.
