Funeral Directors, Embalmers, & Combined Licenses

18 hours total

Crematory Operators

2 hours total in OH Law & Rules for Crematory Operators

Funeral Directors, Embalmers, & Combined Licenses

• Ethics: 1 CE hours
• Pre-Need: 2 CE hours
• OH Laws & Rules: 2 CE hours

Crematory Operators

2 CE hours in OH Law and Rules

The Board allows 4 hours of credit to licensees who complete the CE requirement for their insurance license. Licensee should retain their “Licensee Continuing Education Transcript” from the Ohio Department of Insurance evidencing satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements for issuance or renewal of their insurance license.

12/31 every even year.

Courses may not be repeated within the same renewal cycle.

• Classroom Instruction: Minimum 6 hours
• Self-Study: Maximum 12 hours

Excess CE credit hours earned in one license term may not be carried forward to the next license term.

The Board mails renewal notices to licensees to their mailing address on file with the Board in early November. You are not required to send in copies of your CE certificates unless we specifically ask for them. Renew online

• WebCE courses are online approved self-study courses with non-monitored open-book final exams. Students should read through course material then complete exam. Note: The Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors requires all online continuing education courses not allow access to the final exam until the student's time in the course equals the number of approved credit hours for the course.
• Passing score: 75%
• If the final exam is not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

WebCE does not report course completions to the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.

Online PDF Certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the final exam is passed. Licensees should keep all certificates a minimum of 4 years for state auditing purposes.

Non-resident licensees must meet the same CE requirements as residents outlined above.

• A newly licensed funeral director or embalmer shall be exempt during their first biennial compliance period
• First full calendar year after which the licensee has completed their period of military service
• A licensed individual not practicing in Ohio
• Extreme illness or hardship (must be accompanied with physicians note)
• Licensees licensed for 50 years or more
• Inactive licensees (must sign a statement that licensee will not practice embalming or funeral directing)