Daryl Isburg, President
Susan Bentsen, Member
Tim Bachman, Member
Howard Sogn, Member
Jim Benham, Lay Member
Jim Goglin, Member
Alfred Rude, Vice-President
Anthony Nelson, RN, Dept. of Health (Non-voting member)
Members Absent:
None
Others Present:
Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Secretary
Paula Spargur, Executive Assistant
President Isburg called the meeting to order at 1:03 PM MT.
Corrections or additions to the agenda: Tellinghuisen requested to add sponsorship of speaker for SDFDA convention and association newsletter. Nelson requested to add increase of vital record fees.
Approval of Minutes: Rude moved and Bachman seconded to approve the minutes from December 9, 2008. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
Complaints/Investigations:
#134-Bentsen reported the complaint is pending.
Vital Record Fee Increase: Nelson reported that the vital record fee increase was adopted by Legislative Research Council and will be in effect February 5, 2009.
Sponsorship of speaker for SDFDA Convention May 12, 2009: Bachman moved and Goglin seconded due to budget constraints to sponsor $500.00 of the cost of the speaker provided the state approves the co-sponsorship. Motion carried by roll call vote: Goglin-yes, Bentsen-yes, Bachman-yes, Rude-yes, Benham-yes, Sogn-yes, Isburg-yes.
Association Newsletter Article: Isburg thanked Bentsen for doing a good job on writing a bio and article for the Association newsletter and asked who was willing to volunteer for the next issue. Sogn agreed to do an article for the next issue. Bachman will invite a representative from the association to the next Board meeting to establish open communication between the board and the association.
Legislation/Rules changes:
a) 60 Hour Coursework Requirements: The Board discussed clarifying the sixty semester hours credit from a college or university and one year’s course at a school of embalming as listed in SDCL 36-19-21 and in 20:45:03:03. The Board discussed adding “followed by a completed one year’s course of study from a college of mortuary science, accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, Inc.” to 20:45:03:03. Tellinghuisen suggested the board write in language allowing an applicant licensed in another jurisdiction who is short on the 60 hours to be allowed to submit a plan to remedy the deficiency and become licensed while doing so.
b) False Listings: The Board discussed 20:45:02:04 and 36-19-27 in regards to false listings.
c) Chapel vs establishment: The Board agreed that an establishment must have a prep room per SDCL 36-19-1(4) and 36-19-28. There was discussion on inspecting and charging a fee for chapels. The Board agreed to have ideas ready to present by the next meeting on how we will approach the establishment vs chapel issue by the next meeting.
The Board agreed to be ready to revise the rules regarding the 60 hour coursework requirements and implement a fee increase by the next meeting. Nelson will check on the schedule for legislative committee.
Schedule next meeting: The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 11, 2009 2:00 PM CT 1:00 PM MT via teleconference.
Bachman moved and Bentsen seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at 3:22 PM MT.
