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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>To Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board Licensees, Interested Persons
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<span style="color:black">The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board has filed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Hearing with the Secretary of State for publication in the October 1 2014 <i>Oregon Bulletin</i>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The amendments relate to the creation of a continuing education program, reporting and content requirements, and relating procedures; adds requirement for completion of continuing education for license renewal. The proposed program will require 10 units of
continuing education each calendar year. Practitioners will need to maintain records related to courses taken, and will be required to complete a form at license renewal with this information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The CE requirement shall apply to: a. Licensed funeral service practitioners, b. Licensed embalmers, c. Licensed death care consultants, d. Registered funeral or cemetery preneed salespersons, e. Managers of a cemetery, crematory or
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<span style="color:black">The Board requests public comment on whether other options should be considered for achieving the rule’s substantive goals while reducing negative economic impact of the rule on business. The documents are available from our website,
under the Rulemaking Related link, or by clicking on the following links:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/MortCem/Rule_Related/Notice%20of%20Proposed%20Rulemaking%20Hearing.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#800800"><br>
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/MortCem/Rule_Related/Draft%20Administrative%20Rule%20for%20Continuing%20Education%20Requirement%20for%20Death%20Care%20Professional.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#800800">Proposed Rules</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="or-rtefontface-3"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/MortCem/Rule_Related/Statement%20of%20Need%20and%20Fiscal%20Impact.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#800800">Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">A public hearing has been scheduled for <b>12:30pm on November 5 2014 </b>at 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 445, Portland OR. Written comment regarding the proposed rule amendments will be accepted through November 6 2014, 5pm. If you
have any questions regarding the proposed rule amendments, please contact Michelle Gaines at 971-673-1502 or email <u><a href="mailto:michelle.gaines@state.or.us">michelle.gaines@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">When new or revised administrative rules are proposed, a Notice of Rulemaking / Hearing is distributed to an "interested parties" list and posted to our Web site at least 28 days prior to the scheduled hearing.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Notices alert stakeholders of proposed new rules and rulemaking that amends existing rules or repeals outdated or unnecessary rules.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="background:white">A Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact accompanies each rulemaking notice to communicate the need for the rule, the proposed action being considered, documents relied upon in determining the proposed action and the fiscal impact
to individuals, small businesses or others that may result from permanent rule adoption.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="background:white">A fiscal impact includes any fee increase or decrease, or any additional requirements that may impose a direct or indirect cost to applicants or license holders.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
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<i><span style="background:white">Interested Parties Mailing List</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Please send an email request to the Board (</span></span><a href="mailto:mortuary.board@state.or.us"><span style="color:#800800;background:white">mortuary.board@state.or.us</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">)
to be included in the Rules, Interested Parties email notification of future proposed rulemaking.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Carla G Knapp, Office / Licensing Manager
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Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board <br>
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 430 <br>
Portland OR 97232-2195 <br>
971-673-1507 phone<br>
971-673-1501 fax <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/MortCem"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">www.oregon.gov/MortCem</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board is conducting a customer satisfaction survey. We value your opinion. Please take a moment to complete the brief
questionnaire posted on the OregonSurveys link below. To complete the survey, click on the link below:
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