NYS Mortuary Law Study
What is the order of priority tight to control the disposition of human remains of
the following, from highest to lowest?
1. decedent's surviving parents
2. decedent's surviving siblings age 18 or more
3. decedent's domestic partner
4. any of the decedent's surviving children age 18 or more
3, 4, 1, 2:
decedent's domestic partner
any of the decedent's surviving children age 18 or more
decedent's surviving parents
decedent's surviving siblings age 18 or more
for the name of the person to be on a funeral establishment business card, which
of the following must apply?
1. they must be a living person
2. the person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
3. they must be a manager
4. the person must be duly registered as a funeral director
1, 2, and 4:
they must be a living person
the person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
the person must be duly registered as a funeral director
a single physical location, address or premises devoted to or used for the care
and preparation of a body and of a deceased person for disposition and for
mourning or funeral ceremonial purposes is the definition of a:
a. funeral parlor
b. funeral home
c. funeral establishment
d. funeral firm
d. funeral firm
the registration renewal application for a funeral establishment must include
which of the following notifications, if they occurred during the previous
biennium period?
1. sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm assets
2. sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. death of any manager or funeral director in the previous two years
4. any catastrophic loss of firm assets equal to or greater than $25,000 in the
previous two years
all of the above
after 25 years of continuous service as a funeral director in this state, how many
continuing education units must that director accumulate to have their
registration renewed at the end of every biennium period
a. two
,b. five
c. six
d. twelve
d. twelve
which of the following are the proper, legal titles used in NYS to identify those
individuals engaged in the practice of funeral directing
1. undertaker
2. embalmer
3. mortician
d. funeral director
1, 2, and 4:
undertaker
embalmer
funeral director
the use of a rental casket for viewing hours at a funeral in NYS is
a. not prohibited by regulation
b. prohibited by regulation
c. only allowed when the final disposition is cremation
d. allowed, however regulations require the interior lining be changed after each
use
a. not prohibited by regulation
funeral directors must compete a minimum of __________ contact hours of
continuing education in each registration biennium to be eligible for registration
renewal at the conclusion of the current biennium period
a. 6
b. 10
c. 12
d. 15
c. 12
which of the following titles (if used in NY) authorizes the holder to be present
and personally supervise and arrange for the removal or transfer of a dead
human body from the place where death occurs with no other licensed or
registered funeral service professional in attendance?
1. funeral director
2. mortician
3. registered student
4. registered resident
1 and 4:
funeral director
registered resident
a funeral firm must conspicuously and legibly display the actual retail price on
each casket outer interment or entombment receptacle they display, with the
actual retail price printed in __________ inch or larger numbers
a. one-half
b. one
,c. one and one-half
d. two
a. one-half
which of the following is a date on which a funeral establishment's biennium
registration would start
a. july 1, 2018
b. january 1, 2019
c. july 1, 2021
d. january 1, 2021
d. july 1, 2021
Which of the following is one of the "test of death" the department of health
(DOH) requires before proceeding the either embalm, remove, cremate or bury a
body
a. pulsation has ceased in the brachial, or other arteries
b. pulsation has ceased in the carotid, or other arteries
c. pulsation has ceased in the radial, or other arteries
d. pulsation has ceased in the femoral, or other arteries
c. pulsation has ceased in the radial or other arteries
monies in an irrevocable pre-need account in excess of what is needed to pay for
services and merchandise at the time of death must be paid to the
a. estate
b. state
c. county
d. purchaser
c. county
for the purposes of having the priority right to control a final disposition, a
"person" is defined as a natural person, _________ years of age or older
a. 16
b.. 18
c.20
d.21
b. 18
A funeral director has only one of three surviving siblings in the funeral home to
make arrangements following the death of their sister. He is the youngest of the
surviving siblings. According to the priority right to control statute, which of the
following is legally accurate for the funeral director in deciding whether or not to
proceed with the arrangements?
A. Stop, at least a majority (two) of the siblings must be at the arrangements to
control the disposition
B. Stop, all three of the siblings must be at the arrangements to control the
disposition
C. Proceed, all siblings have an equal priority right, and only one is needed to
make arrangements
D. Stop, the oldest of the surviving siblings has the highest priority right to
control disposition
, C. Proceed, all siblings have an equal priority right, and only one is needed to make
arrangements
Which of the following apply to Cash Advance Charges on an Itemization of
Funeral Services and Merchandise selected?
1. May be estimated
2. The funeral firm may not make a profit on these items
3. May not be estimated
4. The funeral firm may make a profit on these items
5. The funeral firm may decide whether or not to make a profit on these items
1 and 2:
may be estimated
the funeral firm bay not make a profit on these items
A fetal death must be registered within __________ hours of the time the fetus
was delivered
a. 24
b. 48
c.72
d. 96
c. 72
The initial registration fee for a funeral establishment is
A. $100
B. $125
C. $300
D. $400
d. $400
There are exceptions in the law that automatically remove individual person from
a priority list to control a final disposition. Which of the following are exceptions
that would trigger the automatic removal of certain persons?
1. In prison or jail
2. Unwilling to serve
3. Not reasonably available
4. Not competent to serve
2, 3, and 4:
unwilling to serve
not reasonably available
not competent to serve
Clergy honoraria is what type of charge on a NYS itemized statement?
A. Cash advance
B. Funeral home charge
C. Summary charge
D. Item charge
a. cash advance
In cremation cases, the person contracting funeral services must sign a
"customer's designation of intentions" stating that any cremated remains not
claimed within ___________days from the date of cremation may be disposed of
by the funeral firm.
What is the order of priority tight to control the disposition of human remains of
the following, from highest to lowest?
1. decedent's surviving parents
2. decedent's surviving siblings age 18 or more
3. decedent's domestic partner
4. any of the decedent's surviving children age 18 or more
3, 4, 1, 2:
decedent's domestic partner
any of the decedent's surviving children age 18 or more
decedent's surviving parents
decedent's surviving siblings age 18 or more
for the name of the person to be on a funeral establishment business card, which
of the following must apply?
1. they must be a living person
2. the person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
3. they must be a manager
4. the person must be duly registered as a funeral director
1, 2, and 4:
they must be a living person
the person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
the person must be duly registered as a funeral director
a single physical location, address or premises devoted to or used for the care
and preparation of a body and of a deceased person for disposition and for
mourning or funeral ceremonial purposes is the definition of a:
a. funeral parlor
b. funeral home
c. funeral establishment
d. funeral firm
d. funeral firm
the registration renewal application for a funeral establishment must include
which of the following notifications, if they occurred during the previous
biennium period?
1. sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm assets
2. sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. death of any manager or funeral director in the previous two years
4. any catastrophic loss of firm assets equal to or greater than $25,000 in the
previous two years
all of the above
after 25 years of continuous service as a funeral director in this state, how many
continuing education units must that director accumulate to have their
registration renewed at the end of every biennium period
a. two
,b. five
c. six
d. twelve
d. twelve
which of the following are the proper, legal titles used in NYS to identify those
individuals engaged in the practice of funeral directing
1. undertaker
2. embalmer
3. mortician
d. funeral director
1, 2, and 4:
undertaker
embalmer
funeral director
the use of a rental casket for viewing hours at a funeral in NYS is
a. not prohibited by regulation
b. prohibited by regulation
c. only allowed when the final disposition is cremation
d. allowed, however regulations require the interior lining be changed after each
use
a. not prohibited by regulation
funeral directors must compete a minimum of __________ contact hours of
continuing education in each registration biennium to be eligible for registration
renewal at the conclusion of the current biennium period
a. 6
b. 10
c. 12
d. 15
c. 12
which of the following titles (if used in NY) authorizes the holder to be present
and personally supervise and arrange for the removal or transfer of a dead
human body from the place where death occurs with no other licensed or
registered funeral service professional in attendance?
1. funeral director
2. mortician
3. registered student
4. registered resident
1 and 4:
funeral director
registered resident
a funeral firm must conspicuously and legibly display the actual retail price on
each casket outer interment or entombment receptacle they display, with the
actual retail price printed in __________ inch or larger numbers
a. one-half
b. one
,c. one and one-half
d. two
a. one-half
which of the following is a date on which a funeral establishment's biennium
registration would start
a. july 1, 2018
b. january 1, 2019
c. july 1, 2021
d. january 1, 2021
d. july 1, 2021
Which of the following is one of the "test of death" the department of health
(DOH) requires before proceeding the either embalm, remove, cremate or bury a
body
a. pulsation has ceased in the brachial, or other arteries
b. pulsation has ceased in the carotid, or other arteries
c. pulsation has ceased in the radial, or other arteries
d. pulsation has ceased in the femoral, or other arteries
c. pulsation has ceased in the radial or other arteries
monies in an irrevocable pre-need account in excess of what is needed to pay for
services and merchandise at the time of death must be paid to the
a. estate
b. state
c. county
d. purchaser
c. county
for the purposes of having the priority right to control a final disposition, a
"person" is defined as a natural person, _________ years of age or older
a. 16
b.. 18
c.20
d.21
b. 18
A funeral director has only one of three surviving siblings in the funeral home to
make arrangements following the death of their sister. He is the youngest of the
surviving siblings. According to the priority right to control statute, which of the
following is legally accurate for the funeral director in deciding whether or not to
proceed with the arrangements?
A. Stop, at least a majority (two) of the siblings must be at the arrangements to
control the disposition
B. Stop, all three of the siblings must be at the arrangements to control the
disposition
C. Proceed, all siblings have an equal priority right, and only one is needed to
make arrangements
D. Stop, the oldest of the surviving siblings has the highest priority right to
control disposition
, C. Proceed, all siblings have an equal priority right, and only one is needed to make
arrangements
Which of the following apply to Cash Advance Charges on an Itemization of
Funeral Services and Merchandise selected?
1. May be estimated
2. The funeral firm may not make a profit on these items
3. May not be estimated
4. The funeral firm may make a profit on these items
5. The funeral firm may decide whether or not to make a profit on these items
1 and 2:
may be estimated
the funeral firm bay not make a profit on these items
A fetal death must be registered within __________ hours of the time the fetus
was delivered
a. 24
b. 48
c.72
d. 96
c. 72
The initial registration fee for a funeral establishment is
A. $100
B. $125
C. $300
D. $400
d. $400
There are exceptions in the law that automatically remove individual person from
a priority list to control a final disposition. Which of the following are exceptions
that would trigger the automatic removal of certain persons?
1. In prison or jail
2. Unwilling to serve
3. Not reasonably available
4. Not competent to serve
2, 3, and 4:
unwilling to serve
not reasonably available
not competent to serve
Clergy honoraria is what type of charge on a NYS itemized statement?
A. Cash advance
B. Funeral home charge
C. Summary charge
D. Item charge
a. cash advance
In cremation cases, the person contracting funeral services must sign a
"customer's designation of intentions" stating that any cremated remains not
claimed within ___________days from the date of cremation may be disposed of
by the funeral firm.
