TEXAS MORTUARY LAW EXAM NEWEST 2026 UPDATE 100
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS REVIEWED FROM
ACTUAL EXAM FOR 100% GRADE A+
1. What is the primary regulatory body for funeral service in Texas?
A. Texas Medical Board
B. Texas Funeral Service Commission
C. Department of Health and Human Services
D. Texas Licensing Authority
Answer B
The Texas Funeral Service Commission regulates funeral services in the
state.
2. A funeral director in Texas must be at least what age?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 21
D. 25
Answer A
Minimum age requirement is 18 years.
3. Which license is required to embalm bodies in Texas?
A. Funeral Director License
B. Mortician License
C. Embalmer License
D. Crematory Operator License
Answer C
An embalmer license is required for embalming.
4. How often must a Texas funeral director renew their license?
A. Annually
B. Every 2 years
C. Every 3 years
D. Every 5 years
Answer A
Licenses must be renewed annually.
5. What is required before embalming a body in Texas?
A. Family approval
B. Written authorization
C. Verbal consent
D. Court order
, Answer B
Written authorization is legally required.
6. Who may authorize cremation in Texas?
A. Any relative
B. The funeral director
C. Authorizing agent
D. Local official
Answer C
The designated authorizing agent must approve cremation.
7. A death certificate in Texas must be filed within how many days?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10
Answer D
Texas law requires filing within 10 days.
8. Which document grants permission to transport a body?
A. Death certificate
B. Burial permit
C. Transit permit
D. Cremation certificate
Answer C
Transit permits are required for transportation.
9. What is the penalty for unlicensed funeral directing in Texas?
A. Fine only
B. License suspension
C. Civil and criminal penalties
D. Warning
Answer C
Violations can result in both civil and criminal penalties.
10.Embalming is required in Texas when:
A. Always
B. Within 24 hours
C. For public viewing
D. Never required
Answer D
Embalming is not legally required.
11.Who issues burial transit permits in Texas?
A. Funeral home
B. Local registrar
, C. Police
D. Hospital
Answer B
The local registrar issues permits.
12.Which is required on a funeral contract?
A. Verbal agreement
B. Itemized pricing
C. Family signature only
D. Embalmer name
Answer B
Itemized pricing is required by law.
13.Refrigeration of remains must occur within how many hours if not
embalmed?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 48
Answer B
Bodies must be refrigerated within 24 hours.
14.Who can sign a death certificate?
A. Funeral director
B. Physician
C. Family member
D. Police officer
Answer B
The attending physician signs it.
15.A provisional license allows practice for:
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 2 years
D. 3 years
Answer B
Typically valid for one year.
16.Which act governs consumer rights in funerals?
A. FTC Funeral Rule
B. Health Act
C. Burial Law
D. Licensing Act
Answer A
The FTC Funeral Rule protects consumers.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS REVIEWED FROM
ACTUAL EXAM FOR 100% GRADE A+
1. What is the primary regulatory body for funeral service in Texas?
A. Texas Medical Board
B. Texas Funeral Service Commission
C. Department of Health and Human Services
D. Texas Licensing Authority
Answer B
The Texas Funeral Service Commission regulates funeral services in the
state.
2. A funeral director in Texas must be at least what age?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 21
D. 25
Answer A
Minimum age requirement is 18 years.
3. Which license is required to embalm bodies in Texas?
A. Funeral Director License
B. Mortician License
C. Embalmer License
D. Crematory Operator License
Answer C
An embalmer license is required for embalming.
4. How often must a Texas funeral director renew their license?
A. Annually
B. Every 2 years
C. Every 3 years
D. Every 5 years
Answer A
Licenses must be renewed annually.
5. What is required before embalming a body in Texas?
A. Family approval
B. Written authorization
C. Verbal consent
D. Court order
, Answer B
Written authorization is legally required.
6. Who may authorize cremation in Texas?
A. Any relative
B. The funeral director
C. Authorizing agent
D. Local official
Answer C
The designated authorizing agent must approve cremation.
7. A death certificate in Texas must be filed within how many days?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 10
Answer D
Texas law requires filing within 10 days.
8. Which document grants permission to transport a body?
A. Death certificate
B. Burial permit
C. Transit permit
D. Cremation certificate
Answer C
Transit permits are required for transportation.
9. What is the penalty for unlicensed funeral directing in Texas?
A. Fine only
B. License suspension
C. Civil and criminal penalties
D. Warning
Answer C
Violations can result in both civil and criminal penalties.
10.Embalming is required in Texas when:
A. Always
B. Within 24 hours
C. For public viewing
D. Never required
Answer D
Embalming is not legally required.
11.Who issues burial transit permits in Texas?
A. Funeral home
B. Local registrar
, C. Police
D. Hospital
Answer B
The local registrar issues permits.
12.Which is required on a funeral contract?
A. Verbal agreement
B. Itemized pricing
C. Family signature only
D. Embalmer name
Answer B
Itemized pricing is required by law.
13.Refrigeration of remains must occur within how many hours if not
embalmed?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 48
Answer B
Bodies must be refrigerated within 24 hours.
14.Who can sign a death certificate?
A. Funeral director
B. Physician
C. Family member
D. Police officer
Answer B
The attending physician signs it.
15.A provisional license allows practice for:
A. 6 months
B. 1 year
C. 2 years
D. 3 years
Answer B
Typically valid for one year.
16.Which act governs consumer rights in funerals?
A. FTC Funeral Rule
B. Health Act
C. Burial Law
D. Licensing Act
Answer A
The FTC Funeral Rule protects consumers.
