21 NCAC 34B .0407          Definitions

For purposes of Section .0400, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)           "Accredited sponsor" shall mean an organization whose continuing education offerings have been accredited by the Board.

(2)           "Approved activity" shall mean a specific, individual continuing education activity presented by an accredited sponsor or presented by other than an accredited sponsor if such activity is approved as a continuing education activity under the Rules in this Section by the Continuing Education Committee of the Board.

(3)           "Continuing education" or "CE" is any educational activity accredited by the Board. CE includes educational activities designed principally to maintain or increase the professional competence of licensees or the understanding of the professional responsibilities of licensees.

(4)           "Continuing Education Committee" shall mean the Continuing Education Committee of the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service.

(5)           "Credit hour" means an increment of time of 50 minutes which may be divided into segments of 25 minutes, but no smaller.

(6)           "Inactive licensee" shall mean a licensee of the North Carolina State Board of Funeral Service who is on inactive status.

(7)           "Licensee" shall include any person who is licensed by the Board to practice funeral directing, embalming, or funeral service in the state of North Carolina and whose license is active.

(8)           "Participatory CE" shall mean courses or segments of courses that encourage the participation of attendees in the educational experience through, for example, the analysis of hypothetical situations, role playing, mock trials, roundtable discussions, or debates.

(9)           "Self-study" shall mean the reading of professional articles, journals, magazines, and books or the watching of programs on the topics of funeral directing, embalming and funeral services that will increase the licensee's professional competence and proficiency as a licensee.

(10)         "Sponsor" is any person or entity presenting or offering to present one or more continuing education programs, whether or not an accredited sponsor.

(11)         "Year" shall mean calendar year.

(12)         "Course" shall mean the instructional content of the material being presented.

(13)         "CE Program" shall mean the date, time, and location of the presentation of a CE course.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑210.23(a); 90-210.25(a)(5);

Eff. July 1, 2005;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2008;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017.