CA FUNERAL LAW REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
Assume you just received a license to operate a funeral establishment in CA.
According to statutes, what activities shall be conducted at the establishment? -
ANSWER✔✔ Only activities incident, convenient, or related to the preparation
and arrangements of human remains
In order to obtain a license, what room or rooms must a funeral establishment
either maintain or legally share with another license? - ANSWER✔✔ A suitable
room for storage of remains or a preparation room
Assume you have successfully passed the Funeral Director's Exam given by the
state of CA. When is the soonest you may hold yourself out as a funeral director?
- ANSWER✔✔ When you are employed by a licensed funeral establishment
Which of the following criteria are requirements to be a licensed funeral director?
- ANSWER✔✔ Passing the funeral director's exam, 18 years of age, holding an
associate of arts degree
CA law prohibits a funeral director from charging a fee for obtaining which of the
following cash advance items? - ANSWER✔✔ Certified copies of the DC
If an individual has not successfully passed the Funeral Director's Exam, what
qualifications must one possess in order to consult with the family of a deceased
person for the purpose of arranging for funeral services? - ANSWER✔✔ Received
documented training on laws pertaining to funeral directing
Under what circumstances must an employee of, or a person seeking
employment with, a funeral establishment, disclose that he or she has held a
license that was issued by the Bureau which has been suspended, revoked, or
placed on probation? - ANSWER✔✔ If suspended, revoked, or placed on
probation within the last 10 years
, When is a representative of a funeral establishment required to provide a written
price list to an individual? - ANSWER✔✔ At the beginning of discussion of prices
or funeral goods and services offered
In what manner must the "Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases"
be displayed and provided to consumers by a funeral establishment? -
ANSWER✔✔ By both prominently displaying the guide and providing it for
retention prior to drafting a contract for funeral services
Which of the following persons are exempt from the law requiring that an
individual register as a Cremated Remains Disposer with Cemetery and Funeral
Bureau prior to scattering cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔ Licensed funeral
directors
When must the "Declaration for Preneed Disclosure" be presented? -
ANSWER✔✔ Prior to drafting any at-need contract for funeral goods or services
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau shall require an applicant for an embalmer's
license to pass which of the following: - ANSWER✔✔ Both an examination
administered by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau related to CA laws and regs
pertaining to the funeral industry and an examination administered by the
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
Which of the following positions within a funeral establishment require an
individual to be licensed as a funeral director by the state of CA? - ANSWER✔✔
Funeral Establishment Manager
What may an applicant to assign a funeral establishment's license obtain if the
applicant cannot submit an audit report regarding the accuracy of the preneed
trust? - ANSWER✔✔ A surety bond in an amount equal to 50% greater than the
corpus of the trust, if approved by the bureau
How often must a representative of a funeral establishment that meets with the
families of deceased persons receive documented training on the applicable
federal and state laws pertaining to the duties of a funeral director if they have
not successfully passed the Funeral Director Exam given by the state of CA? -
ANSWER✔✔ Every 3 years
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
Assume you just received a license to operate a funeral establishment in CA.
According to statutes, what activities shall be conducted at the establishment? -
ANSWER✔✔ Only activities incident, convenient, or related to the preparation
and arrangements of human remains
In order to obtain a license, what room or rooms must a funeral establishment
either maintain or legally share with another license? - ANSWER✔✔ A suitable
room for storage of remains or a preparation room
Assume you have successfully passed the Funeral Director's Exam given by the
state of CA. When is the soonest you may hold yourself out as a funeral director?
- ANSWER✔✔ When you are employed by a licensed funeral establishment
Which of the following criteria are requirements to be a licensed funeral director?
- ANSWER✔✔ Passing the funeral director's exam, 18 years of age, holding an
associate of arts degree
CA law prohibits a funeral director from charging a fee for obtaining which of the
following cash advance items? - ANSWER✔✔ Certified copies of the DC
If an individual has not successfully passed the Funeral Director's Exam, what
qualifications must one possess in order to consult with the family of a deceased
person for the purpose of arranging for funeral services? - ANSWER✔✔ Received
documented training on laws pertaining to funeral directing
Under what circumstances must an employee of, or a person seeking
employment with, a funeral establishment, disclose that he or she has held a
license that was issued by the Bureau which has been suspended, revoked, or
placed on probation? - ANSWER✔✔ If suspended, revoked, or placed on
probation within the last 10 years
, When is a representative of a funeral establishment required to provide a written
price list to an individual? - ANSWER✔✔ At the beginning of discussion of prices
or funeral goods and services offered
In what manner must the "Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases"
be displayed and provided to consumers by a funeral establishment? -
ANSWER✔✔ By both prominently displaying the guide and providing it for
retention prior to drafting a contract for funeral services
Which of the following persons are exempt from the law requiring that an
individual register as a Cremated Remains Disposer with Cemetery and Funeral
Bureau prior to scattering cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔ Licensed funeral
directors
When must the "Declaration for Preneed Disclosure" be presented? -
ANSWER✔✔ Prior to drafting any at-need contract for funeral goods or services
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau shall require an applicant for an embalmer's
license to pass which of the following: - ANSWER✔✔ Both an examination
administered by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau related to CA laws and regs
pertaining to the funeral industry and an examination administered by the
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
Which of the following positions within a funeral establishment require an
individual to be licensed as a funeral director by the state of CA? - ANSWER✔✔
Funeral Establishment Manager
What may an applicant to assign a funeral establishment's license obtain if the
applicant cannot submit an audit report regarding the accuracy of the preneed
trust? - ANSWER✔✔ A surety bond in an amount equal to 50% greater than the
corpus of the trust, if approved by the bureau
How often must a representative of a funeral establishment that meets with the
families of deceased persons receive documented training on the applicable
federal and state laws pertaining to the duties of a funeral director if they have
not successfully passed the Funeral Director Exam given by the state of CA? -
ANSWER✔✔ Every 3 years
