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NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
After 1984, all funeral establishments must be/ have: -
ANSWER-A prep room, a chapel & subscribe to municipality
laws
Funeral directing advisory board - ANSWER-3 members from
consumer interest group, 6 licensed funeral directors & 1
cemetery person
Max time to register a death - ANSWER-72 Hours
Do you have to be a licensed funeral director and does your
business have to be a licensed funeral home to be covered by
the rule? - ANSWER-No. Cemeteries, crematories, and other
businesses can also be "funeral providers" if they market both
funeral goods and services.
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When should the GPL be offered? - ANSWER-When you begin
to discuss any of the following:1. The type of funeral or
disposition that you can arrange2. The specific goods and
services that you offer, or3. The prices of your goods and
services
What year did the funeral rule go into effect - ANSWER-1984
When you request authorization to embalm you must -
ANSWER-Disclose that embalming is not required by law
(except in special cases, if relevant) and refrain from further
discussion about prices or the selection of funeral goods or
services while you remove the deceased.
Required disclosures on GPL - ANSWER-1. Consumers right of
selection2. Embalming3. Alternative Containers4. Basic service
fee5. Casket Price List6. Outer Burial Container Price List
Who has to inform the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing upon
the sale or transfer of Funeral Home? - ANSWER-Both new
owner and former owner of a funeral home MUST notify the
NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing in writing within 30 days.
NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
After 1984, all funeral establishments must be/ have: -
ANSWER-A prep room, a chapel & subscribe to municipality
laws
Funeral directing advisory board - ANSWER-3 members from
consumer interest group, 6 licensed funeral directors & 1
cemetery person
Max time to register a death - ANSWER-72 Hours
Do you have to be a licensed funeral director and does your
business have to be a licensed funeral home to be covered by
the rule? - ANSWER-No. Cemeteries, crematories, and other
businesses can also be "funeral providers" if they market both
funeral goods and services.
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When should the GPL be offered? - ANSWER-When you begin
to discuss any of the following:1. The type of funeral or
disposition that you can arrange2. The specific goods and
services that you offer, or3. The prices of your goods and
services
What year did the funeral rule go into effect - ANSWER-1984
When you request authorization to embalm you must -
ANSWER-Disclose that embalming is not required by law
(except in special cases, if relevant) and refrain from further
discussion about prices or the selection of funeral goods or
services while you remove the deceased.
Required disclosures on GPL - ANSWER-1. Consumers right of
selection2. Embalming3. Alternative Containers4. Basic service
fee5. Casket Price List6. Outer Burial Container Price List
Who has to inform the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing upon
the sale or transfer of Funeral Home? - ANSWER-Both new
owner and former owner of a funeral home MUST notify the
NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing in writing within 30 days.
