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July 24, 2020
Crematory Operator Permit Refresher Course (Two Programs Included)
Ohio Crematory Laws and Rules and Best Practices for Crematory Operators
Webinar - 12:30 - 2:30 pm and 3:00 - 5:00 pm (respectively)
Friday, July 24, 2020
The Crematory Operator Refresher Course consists of two courses, Crematory Laws and Rules and Best Practices for Crematory Operators. You will need to complete both courses to fulfill the requirements to recertify your Crematory Operator Permit. The four hour course expires five years from the date of completion as stated in OAC 4717-15-07.
Please Note: The Ohio Crematory Laws and Rules portion is required to be completed per compliance period.
Save time and register for both webinars by using the bundle.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Only one registrant per registration is permitted (must have an individual email address). Please note that credit (if available) is only provided to registered attendees participating at their own computer and phone using their confirmation login information.
PROGRAMS IN THE BUNDLE:
Ohio Crematory Laws and Rules 12:30 - 2:30 PM
2 CE - Includes Required Topic Laws/Rules
This two-hour course consists of an in-depth examination of Ohio's cremation laws and regulations. The eight-part analysis covers the legal aspects of licensing, right of disposition, requirements of the cremation authorization, crematory procedures and restrictions, cremation of donated bodies and body parts, disposition of cremated remains, crematory recordkeeping responsibilities, and statutory immunity for funeral homes and crematories.
Presenter:
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T. Scott Gilligan T. Scott Gilligan is an attorney with Gilligan Law Offices in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Gilligan serves as the General Counsel to the National Funeral Directors Association, the largest organization of funeral directors in the country (“NFDA”). Mr. Gilligan has worked on NFDA matters since 1982 and became General Counsel for the Association in 1993. In addition to his representation of NFDA, Mr. Gilligan serves as the General Counsel for the Ohio Funeral Directors Association. |
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Only one registrant per registration is permitted (must have an individual email address). Please note that credit (if available) is only provided to registered attendees participating at their own computer and phone using their confirmation login information.
Best Practices for Crematory Operators 3:00 - 5:00 PM
2 CE - Includes .5 CE Required Topic Laws/Rules
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Jon W. Rettig, Sr. Jon W. Rettig, Sr. attended Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, majoring in business. He is a 1976 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Cincinnati, Ohio and earned certification to enucleate donor eyes in 1979 from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. An Ohio licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1977, Jon is President of Family Care Services, Inc. which owns and operates the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home, Leetonia, OH, Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana, OH, Van Dyke-Swaney-Rettig Funeral Home, East Palestine, OH, and Family Care Cremation Services, Columbiana, OH. In 2014 he was certified as a Certified Crematory Operator. |
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Ernie Kassoff |
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Only one registrant per registration is permitted (must have an individual email address). Please note that credit (if available) is only provided to registered attendees participating at their own computer and phone using their confirmation login information.
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Credit
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