Board of Mortuary Arts

TENTATIVE AGENDA

For the meeting of January 14, 2010

Last Updated: Friday, March 19, 2010

The filing deadline for the April 8, 2010 board meeting was March 15, 2010.
All documents/applications/paperwork must have been filed with the board's office by this date.

Please note that the actual final agenda will be approved first thing at the meeting on Thursday, April 8, 2010 to be held at the board's Topeka office. Times and order of this Tentative Agenda are subject to change.

On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., the Investigative Committee is scheduled to meet in the board's Topeka office to discuss current open complaints and investigations.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

9:00 a.m. Call to Order by President Fred Holroyd

Roll Call by Executive Secretary Mack Smith

Welcome new Board Member Diane Minear

Review of (this) Tentative Agenda

Adoption of Final Agenda

Location of lunch

Review/adoption of the January 14, 2010 board meeting minutes

Review of January 14, 2010 funeral director examination results and exit comments

Review of February, March and April assistant funeral director examination results

Review of information pertaining to licensure applicants

9:15 a.m. Review of information for all applicants for licensure and all other apprentice/supervising
progress reports and related correspondence

9:30 a.m. Complaints and Legal Concerns

Correspondence resulting from the January 14, 2010 meeting

Investigative Committee recommendations and actions

Updated information regarding Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company/National Prearranged Services (NPS)

Other legal concerns

9:45 a.m. Legislative Discussion

   Review and discussion of 2010 legislature relating to funeral service, including

                            SB 391--Anatomical Gift Act
                            SB 448--Vital Statistics bill that would change several 'death' related definitions
                            Substitute for SB 475--Requested by the KFDA and would update several definitions such as funeral services and others
                            SB 506--Requested by the KSBMA and would license crematory operators
                            HB 2588--Requested by the KFDA and would increase from $5,000 to $7,000 the maximum amount of an irrevocably funded funeral
                            HB 2589--Requested by the KFDA and would require several new disclosures by licensees to the public
                            HB 2679--Regarding abandoned cemeteries
                            HB 2712--Requested by the Secretary of State and involves cemetery merchandise contracts and permanent maintenance funds
                            HB 2713--Requested by the Secretary of State and involves providing for certain enforcement actions
                            Funeral Assistance Program Update of the Kansas Department of Rehabilitation Services (SRS)

10:10 a.m.   Discussion/Action on the following Board Business:

                   1)   Continuing Education (CE)
                   2)   Lapsed licenses to be considered at this meeting
                   3)   Automatically suspended licenses
                   4)   Inspector's FY 2010 3rd Quarter Report (January-March 2010)
                   5)   Review of the Current Roster of Kansas Apprentices
                   6)   Discussion of distributed information/news articles
                   7)   Remaining regularly scheduled board meeting dates: July 8 and October 14
                   8)   Signing of travel vouchers and licenses

10:25 a.m.   Executive Secretary's Report/Updates:

                1)   Updated Budget Information
                  2)   International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (ICFSEB)
                        a) Annual Convention
                  3)   Council of Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR)
                  4)   Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards (FARB) updated information:
                         a) 2010 Annual FARB Forum
                  5)   Kansas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association (KFDA)
                         a) 2010 Spring Regional Meetings
                  6)   KSBMA agency web site update/discussion:
                         a) Web site hits
                         b) Update on KSBMA online payment of license renewals
                7)   National Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association (NFDA) update/information
                  8)   Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Funeral Rule update/information
                         a) Any updates available regarding federal legislation (H.R. 3655) to amend the funeral rule, known as The Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2009
                  9)   American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE)
                10)   Cremation Society of North America (CANA) update/information
                         a) Update of the Model Cremation Law
                         b) Alkaline Hydrolysis
                11)   Funeral Ethics Association (FEA) update/information
                12)   Funeral Consumer's Alliance (FCA) update/information
                13)   The Funeral Consumer's Alliance of Greater Kansas City
                14)   Funeral Ethics Organization (FEO) update/information
                15)   American Society of Embalmers (ASE)
                16)   Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Office of Vital Statistics (OVS)
                17)   Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) Mortuary Science Update KCKCC Catalog Information
                18)   Kansas Mass Fatality Planning Task Force
                19)   Kansas Largest Corporations Listing
                20)   SMART/FMS Update

                         Applicants for Licensure to meet with the Board

10:40 a.m.      Embalmer-Funeral Director Applicant Rev. Dr. Curtiss P. Davis
10:50 a.m.      Embalmer-Funeral Director Applicant Ms. Lynsie M. Dickey
11:00 a.m.      Embalmer Applicant Ms. Keesha M. Harris
11:10 a.m.      Embalmer-Funeral Director Applicant Mr. Christopher M. Hatton
11:20 a.m.      Embalmer-Funeral Director Applicant Mr. Aaron V. Overlease
11:30 a.m.      Funeral Director Applicant Mr. Terry L. Roberts
11:40 a.m.      Reciprocal (Illinois) Embalmer-Funeral Director Applicant Ms. Laura C. Henderson
11:50 a.m.      Funeral Director Applicant Ms. Brooke T. Chadd
12 noon           Reciprocal (Missouri) Funeral Director Applicant Mr. Greg D. Mullinax

11:45 a.m.      Announcements
                         New,Old and/or Remaining Business
                         Adjournment--subject to recall by the president, vice president or executive secretary
                         The next regularly scheduled board meeting: Thursday, July 8, 2010

12:00 p.m. Lunch at a location to be determined when considering a Final Agenda at the beginning of the meeting

1:15 p.m.      Funeral director examinees to meet in the Florentine Room located on the first floor of the
                        Jayhawk Tower. There will be signs in the lobby directing examinees to the Florentine
                        Room.

1:30 p.m. Funeral Director examination begins - administered by KSBMA Inspector Francis Mills.

700 SW Jackson Street, Suite 904 - Topeka, Kansas 66603-3733
phone:(785)-296-3980 - fax:(785)296-0891 - email: boma1@ksbma.ks.gov