On May 24, 2024, Senate Bill 24-173, was signed into law. Mortuary Science Practitioners, Funeral Directors, Embalmers, Cremationists, and Natural Reductionists now must become licensed by January 1, 2027. There is not a CE requirement due until November of 2027. Once a practitioner is licensed they may start taking CE courses. There are multiple paths to become licensed or provisionally licensed. More information can be found at https://dpo.colorado.gov/FuneralCrematory. Once the licensed, there will be six (6) hours of continuing education, at least three (3) of the hours must be completed by in-person didactic experiences.

Licensed professionals will need one hour in each of the following topics:

1. The law applicable to the type of license held by the applicant for renewal,
2. Ethics, and
3. Public health requirements.

All practitioners must be licensed or provisionally licensed by January 1, 2027. Please see https://dpo.colorado.gov/FuneralCrematory for more information.

Courses may be repeated for credit.

Excess hours earned in one license term may not be carried forward to a subsequent license term.

More information about the renewal process to come.

• WebCE courses are online APFSP approved self-study courses with non-monitored open-book final exams. Students should read through course material then complete exam.
• Passing score: 70%
• If the final exam is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

12 months from the original date of purchase

Effective March 30th, 2022 WebCE will no longer report course completions to Colorado Funeral Directors Association. Funeral Directors can self-report their course completion to the Colorado Funeral Directors Association.

Online PDF certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the final exam is passed.

There is no CE requirement for nonresidents in Colorado.