TEXAS STATE MORTUARY LAW EXAM 2026
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWER BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ Commissioners are: Answer: licensed funeral director and
embalmers who have been practicing for a minimum of 5 years.
◉ 4 commissioners are: Answer: members of the public with no ties
to the industry regulated.
◉ A dead human body can be transported without the presence of a
licensed Funeral Director if: Answer: there is no reasonable
probablility of contact with a family member.
◉ A deceased person may not be cremated: Answer: within 48 hours
of death without a specific waiver from the court.
◉ After 24 hours a dead body must be: Answer: embalmed,
refrigerated, or sealed in a leak and odor proof container.
◉ All records maintained in the funeral establishment: Answer: for a
minimum of 2 years.
,◉ Bodies may be held in temporary receiving vault for how long
without being considered disinterred? Answer: 30 days
◉ Chapel must have: Answer: seating for ten, pulpit, podium,
lecturn, adaquate room for a casket.
◉ Commission has 2 functions - first function: Answer: ensure
competent well qualified professionals are licensed to serve the
public.
◉ Commssions second function is: Answer: ensure that violations of
law and regulations are aggressively and fairly prosecuted.
◉ Commissioners are appointed by: Answer: Governor of the State
of Texas.
◉ Commissioners term is for: Answer: six years.
◉ Consumer brochure is given when: Answer: presented at the same
time as the General Price List GPL and is on conspicuous display.
◉ Continuing Education Requirements: Answer: 16 hours in 2 years
& 16 mandatory hours in ethics, state law & vital statistics.
, ◉ Crematories are covered in Chapter: Answer: 716
◉ Death Records are covered in Chapter: Answer: 193
◉ Embalmer: Answer: a person who for compensation disinfects or
preserves a dead human body - must be licensed by the commission
◉ Embalmers must wear: Answer: PPE - personal protective
equipment and clothings
◉ Embalming is: Answer: not required by Texas state law
◉ Embalming may be done without approval when: Answer: a
documented three hour attempt has been made to obtain approval -
but even then authority is still NOT assumed under the law.
◉ Embalming REQUIRES approval: Answer: to be performed, and to
be charged.
◉ Excess funds must be returned: Answer: within ten (10) days.
◉ Fetal death certificate is required: Answer: for any fetus weighing
350 grams or after 20 weeks of gestation period.
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWER BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ Commissioners are: Answer: licensed funeral director and
embalmers who have been practicing for a minimum of 5 years.
◉ 4 commissioners are: Answer: members of the public with no ties
to the industry regulated.
◉ A dead human body can be transported without the presence of a
licensed Funeral Director if: Answer: there is no reasonable
probablility of contact with a family member.
◉ A deceased person may not be cremated: Answer: within 48 hours
of death without a specific waiver from the court.
◉ After 24 hours a dead body must be: Answer: embalmed,
refrigerated, or sealed in a leak and odor proof container.
◉ All records maintained in the funeral establishment: Answer: for a
minimum of 2 years.
,◉ Bodies may be held in temporary receiving vault for how long
without being considered disinterred? Answer: 30 days
◉ Chapel must have: Answer: seating for ten, pulpit, podium,
lecturn, adaquate room for a casket.
◉ Commission has 2 functions - first function: Answer: ensure
competent well qualified professionals are licensed to serve the
public.
◉ Commssions second function is: Answer: ensure that violations of
law and regulations are aggressively and fairly prosecuted.
◉ Commissioners are appointed by: Answer: Governor of the State
of Texas.
◉ Commissioners term is for: Answer: six years.
◉ Consumer brochure is given when: Answer: presented at the same
time as the General Price List GPL and is on conspicuous display.
◉ Continuing Education Requirements: Answer: 16 hours in 2 years
& 16 mandatory hours in ethics, state law & vital statistics.
, ◉ Crematories are covered in Chapter: Answer: 716
◉ Death Records are covered in Chapter: Answer: 193
◉ Embalmer: Answer: a person who for compensation disinfects or
preserves a dead human body - must be licensed by the commission
◉ Embalmers must wear: Answer: PPE - personal protective
equipment and clothings
◉ Embalming is: Answer: not required by Texas state law
◉ Embalming may be done without approval when: Answer: a
documented three hour attempt has been made to obtain approval -
but even then authority is still NOT assumed under the law.
◉ Embalming REQUIRES approval: Answer: to be performed, and to
be charged.
◉ Excess funds must be returned: Answer: within ten (10) days.
◉ Fetal death certificate is required: Answer: for any fetus weighing
350 grams or after 20 weeks of gestation period.
