03/14/2022

Pandemic Emergency Declaration Conclusion & Continuing Education Impact

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb ends State of Emergency Declaration related to Covid-19

On March 3, 2022, at 7 pm, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb ended the State of Emergency Declaration related to Covid-19. It marked the long anticipated and official public conclusion to one of the most difficult and challenging times in the history of the Hoosier state.

Click here for the official order Executive Order 22-09

During this emergency, continuing education in-person hour requirements were suspended for applicable licensed Indiana professions; this included funeral directors. The requirement during the emergency declaration remained 10 hours of continuing education, however all those hours could be obtained virtually/distance learning.

With the official end of this declaration, the reinstatement of our normal continuing education requirement is in effect; 10 total hours consisting of a minimum of five (5) in-person learning hours and (5) virtual learning hours. If you obtained all ten (10) of your continuing education hours virtually, including your 4 Indiana law hours, for the 2021-2022 licensing cycle prior to March 5, 2022, you have no further hours to obtain.

• If you have currently nine (9) hours virtual learning, you last hour will need to be live
• If you have eight (8) hours of virtual learning, the remaining two (2) will need to be live
• If you have seven (7) hours of virtual learning, the remaining (3) will need to be live
• If you have six (6) hours of virtual learning, the remaining four (4) will need to be live
• Those with five (5) or less virtual hours as of 3/5/22, normal requirements for continuing education will apply

The requirement four (4) Indiana funeral law hours embedded within the ten (10) hours of learning did not change during the Emergency Declaration nor did the one (1) annual hour of OSHA training. You will be expected to prove dates, times, & approved topics. These will be sensitive to the date timeline above.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our office at 317-846-2448 or email me at andy@infda.org