Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 235 - Oklahoma Funeral Board
Chapter 10 - Funeral Services Licensing
Subchapter 13 - Continuing Education
Section 235:10-13-12 - Exemptions

(a) Licensees exempt from payment of renewal fees under 235:10-5-2 shall be exempt from all continuing education requirements for the first full calendar year after which they have completed their period of military service.

(b) A licensee of Oklahoma not engaged in the practice of funeral directing or the practice of embalming within the State of Oklahoma shall be exempt from the Board's continuing education requirements. If the licensee becomes engaged in the practice of funeral directing or the practice of embalming within the State of Oklahoma, the licensee shall within the first full year of active practice meet the continuing education requirements.

(c) Any licensee with a serious illness or disability shall notify the Board and request an exemption not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the license. The letter of request must include documentation from the licensee's physician to verify the illness or disability. The Board shall have the power to review the request for exemption of all or a portion of the Board's continuing education requirements on a case by case basis.

(d) Licensees who will be 65 years of age or older anytime during the calendar year being renewed for are not required to meet the continuing education requirements. This exemption shall not apply to licensees who are the Funeral Director in Charge of one or more funeral establishments.