Michigan Laws 339.1806b – Continuing education requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.1806b
- Holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science: means an individual who satisfactorily completes a course in mortuary science, passes an examination required under this article, serves the required resident training, and is issued a license for the practice of mortuary science. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
- Practice of funeral directing: means engaging in or representing oneself as engaging in the supervising of the burial and disposal of a dead human body, managing a funeral establishment for the preparation, disposition, and care of a dead human body, or using, in connection with the user's name or funeral establishment, the word "funeral director" "funeral service professional" "undertaker" or "mortician" or any other title embodying the words "mortuary science" or otherwise implying that the individual is engaged as a funeral director. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
- Practice of mortuary science: means the practice of embalming or the practice of funeral directing, or both. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Beginning the first complete license cycle after October 31, 2025, the holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science shall successfully complete not less than 4 hours of eligible continuing education courses in each year of a license cycle.
(2) All of the following apply to the continuing education requirement described in subsection (1):
(a) Not less than 2 of the 4 hours of the courses required in each year of a license cycle shall involve 1 or more of the following subjects:
(i) Technical skills required for embalming and restorative art.
(ii) Funeral ethics and funeral service best practices.
(iii) Grief counseling.
(iv) Occupational health and safety for funeral home workers.
(v) Communicable diseases including transmission and sterilization techniques.
(vi) Statutes and rules of this state relating to the practice of funeral directing.
(vii) Prepaid funeral sales.
(viii) Consumer protection, Federal Trade Commission funeral rules, and fair labor standards requirements.
(b) The department shall determine whether a continuing education course is an eligible continuing education course.
(c) If an individual receives his or her initial license to engage in the practice of mortuary science after the beginning of the current license cycle for that license, the department may prorate the number of hours of continuing education the licensee is required to complete under subsection (1) for the year of the license cycle in which the license is issued.
(d) Compliance with the continuing education requirement described in this section is a condition to further renewal of a license for the practice of mortuary science.