| RENEW
YOUR LICENSE ONLINE Something new to consider! |
Congratulations
to newly appointed Consumer Board
Member, Diane Minear. Added
1-28-2010
Legislation Information from the 2010
Kansas
Legislative Session affecting funeral service and the KSBMA.
Also included are bills from 2009 that can still be worked in 2010 and
bills that passed during the 2008
Legislative Session.
UPDATED
2-6-2010
The 2010
State of the State Address given by Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson at
7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2010. ADDED
1-12-2010
Effective January 15, 2010, all
certified copies of Kansas death
certificates ordered through the KDHE/Office
of Vital Statistics will cost $15 each instead of $13 for the first
certified
copy and $8 for each additional copy per
order. A copy of the
regulations addressing the new cost
can be found in the December 31, 2009 edition of the Kansas
Register, Vol.
28, No. 53, on page 1809. UPDATED
1-13-2010 |
Draft 2010
Cremation Legislation To be requested for introduction
this 2010 Legislative Session. UPDATED
1-19-2010
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| Agency
Newsletter For the
latest news. UPDATED
2-6-2010 |
| My Two Cents
Worth is a new column written by KSBMA Exec. Sec. Mack Smith UPDATED
2-6-2010 |
The Tentative
Agenda for the April 8, 2010 Meeting. The filing deadline for the upcoming
Board Meeting of April
8,
2010 is March 15, 2010.
All applications, fees and documentation must be
filed with the KSBMA office by no later than March 15th,
2010 in order to be placed on the agenda for the April 8,
2010
meeting. UPDATED
1-16-2010
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Assistant
Funeral Directors: The filing
deadline for the AFD examination of Wednesday, March 3, 2010 is
Friday, February 15, 2010. UPDATED
1-23-2010
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| Consumer
Corner Information for
Kansas consumers concerning the funeral industry. |
SRS's Funeral Assistance Program's
amended regulation effective 1/1/2008: KAR 30-4-98
This regulation
should be amended again in the near future to reflect the changes
effective 7/1/09. Please
note that the
maximum benefit for qualified applicants decreased from $680 to $550
effective July 1, 2009.
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| NPS:
Information
regarding
the rehabilitation
of Memorial
Service/Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Companies/National Prearranged
Funeral Services which includes Legal
Documents relating to the
rehabilitation. Additional information can be found on the
web site of the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), including a Resource Page
and notices/news/press
releases and FAQ. |
Most Recent
Quarter KSBMA Inspection Report compiled by KSBMA Inspector
Francis Mills.
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FY 2009 Year
End State Inspection Report
which shows totals for the time frame of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
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| To view two generic
forms requested by Kansas Crematories for dealing with KAR 63-7-2
and Crematory Record keeping,
please click here
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Information
on the Willed
Body Program at the University of Kansas Medical Center including
the certificate necessary for Bequeathing
A Body Please note a web
site change for the KU Medical Center.
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Contact information
for the KHPA/Estate
Recovery Unit can be found on the KSBMA Agency
Newsletter portion of this
web page. To
read an interesting article dealing with disposition of dead human
remains, please select here
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Licensee
Question of Knowledge Test
your knowledge of Kansas laws! UPDATED
2-6-2010
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Licensee
Change
of Address Form Licensees
need to remember to keep us informed of where you want information
mailed to. We don't like charging late fees, and I know you sure
don't like to pay them!!!
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Kansas
Dead Body Law A
helpful article written by Brian Vazquez regarding Unclaimed Bodies helpful for
consumers and funeral homes.
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| K.S.A.
17-1305 regarding Private Burying
Grounds; Control by county clerk; Actions for Damages. |
| Legal Next-of-Kin for
purposes of disposition: (K.S.A. 65-1734) |
