ALABAMA FUNERAL SERVICE RULES
AND REGULATIONS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
395-X-1-.01 Organization - CORRECT ANSWER -
The Alabama Board of Funeral Service is made up of seven professional members appointed by the Go
vernor, one from each U.S. Congressional District of the state. The term of a member shall be four yea
rs and no person may serve more than two consecutive terms. Four (4) of the members shall have be
en practicing and licensed embalmers in Alabama for the ten (10) consecutive years immediately prec
eding their appointment and shall be licensed as embalmers and funeral directors during their terms.
Three (3) of the members shall have been actively engaged in funeral directing in Alabama for ten (10)
consecutive years, immediately preceding their appointment, and shall be licensed as funeral director
s and shall be operators of a funeral establishment in this state at the time of their appointment. Com
mencing on January 1, 2019, the board shall be reconstituted to consist of seven professional member
s and two consumer members. Should a member, for any reason, become ineligible to serve on the Bo
ard, the position shall become vacant and a new person, properly qualified, shall be appointed by the
appointing authority to fill the vacancy and said person shall complete the remainder of such term. Th
e Board officers consist of chair, vice chair, treasurer, and secretary. These positions shall be filled by t
he Board during the first meeting immediately following the appointment each year
395-X-l-.02 Nomination and Appointment - CORRECT ANSWER -(1) Professional Members.
(a) In October of each year, a meeting shall be held in Montgomery for the purpose of nominating elig
ible candidates to serve on the Board as a professional member. Nominations are taken for Districts O
ne (1), Two (2), and Five (5) on even numbered years and Districts Three (3), Four (4), Six (6), and Sev
en (7) on odd numbered years. Three nominees from each district shall be selected and their names s
ubmitted to the Governor, who shall appoint one person from each district.
(2) Consumer Members
(a) One consumer member shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and one consumer shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House using their own discretion. Consumer members' terms shall ru
n concurrent with Districts One (1), Two (2), and Five (5).
(b) Consumer members may not reside in the same congressional district.
(3) New members are sworn in at the first regular meeting following December 31 of the respective ye
ar. If an appointment is not made before the expiration of the term of a board member, then the boar
d member may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed.
395-X-1-.03 Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER -
The Board shall meet at least once quarterly for the purpose of conducting Board business. Special me
, etings Lmay Lbe Lcalled Lby Lthe LBoard Lor Lthe Lexecutive Ldirector Lto Ldeal Lwith Lmatters Lthat Lrequire
Limmediat L e Lattention. LAll Lbusiness Lmeetings Lare Lopen Lto Lthe Lpublic Lwith Lthe Lexception Lof
Lexecutive Lsessions Lallo Lwed Lby Lthe Lstate L"sunshine Llaw." LAnyone Lwishing Lto Lappear Lbefore Lthe
LBoard Lor Lwho Lwishes Lthe LBoard L to L consider La Lnew L rule, L rule L amendment, Lor Lrepeal, Lshould
Lmake L such Lrequest Lin Lwriting L and Lsubmit L it Lto Lthe LBoard Loffice Lto Lhave Lthe Lmatter Lplaced Lon
Lthe Lagenda Lof Lthe Lnext Lmeeting.
395-X-l-.04 LBoard LStaff L- LCORRECT L ANSWER L -
The LBoard Lshall Lemploy Lan Lexecutive Ldirector Land Lan Lassociate Lexecutive Ldirector Lto Loperate
Lthe LBoard Loffice. L They L may L also L employ L an L administrative L assistant L to L aid L in L the L operation.
L The L staff L shall L work L a Lt Lthe Lpleasure Lof Lthe LBoard Land Lthe LBoard Lshall Lset Lall Lconditions Land
Lpolicies Lof Lemployment. LThe Lexe Lcutive Ldirector Lhas Lthe Lcapacity Lof LSecretary Lof Lthe LBoard
Loffice Land Lhas Linterim Ldecision Lauthority Lwh L en Lthe LBoard Lis Lnot Lin Lsession. LAll Ldecisions
Lmade Lby Lthe Lexecutive Ldirector Lare Lsubject Lto LBoard Lappro Lval. LThe Lassociate Lexecutive
Ldirector Lshall Laid Lthe Lexecutive Ldirector Lin Ltheir Lduties
395-X-1-.05 L Applicability L- LCORRECT L ANSWER L-
All Lrules Land Lregulations Lof Lthe LBoard, Lrelating Lto Lmatters Lwhich Lare Lnot Lspecifically Laddressed
Lin LTitle L 34, LChapter L13, LCode Lof LAla. L1975, Lshall Lbe Lin Laddition Lto Lthe Lprovisions Lof Lsaid
Lstatute. LThe Lrules Land L regulations, Lhowever, Lshall Lnot Lbe Lconstrued Lto Lamend, Lsupersede, Lor
Lotherwise Lalter Lthe Lstate Lfuneral Lservice Llaw, Las Lit Lmay Lbe Lamended Lby Lthe Llegislature
395-X-2-.01 LApplication L for LLicense L - LCORRECT LANSWER L -
Anyone Lwishing Lto Lapply Lfor Lany Ltype Lof Llicense, Lregistration, Lor Lcertification Lthat Lis Lissued Lby
Lthe LBoar L d, Lmust:
(1) Apply Lon La Lform Lsupplied Lby Lthe LBoard. LSaid Lapplicant Lmust Lmeet Land Lcomply Lwith Lall
Lprovisions Lof LTitle L34, LChapter L13, LCode Lof LAla. L1975, Lrelating Lto Llicensure Land Lapplication
Lthereof. LNo Lapplication Lis Lconsidered Lvalid Lunless Lit Lis Lsubmitted Lto Land Lreceived Lby Lthe LBoard
Loffice.
(2) The L passing L score L for L any L Board Lexamination L shall L be L a L scaled L score Lof L75.
(3) The LBoard Lshall Lestablish Lthe Lbeginning Ltime Lof Lall Lexaminations Lit Ladministers. LThese
Lexaminations Lshall Lbe Lcompleted Lwithin L210 Lminutes Lwithin Lsaid Lbeginning Ltime, Las Lset Lby Lthe
LBoard, Lregardless Lof Lt L he Llength Lor Lnumber Lof Lsections Lof Lthe Lexaminations.
(4) In L addition L to L the L application L fee, L the L Board L shall Lcharge L each L applicant L an L examination L fee
L of L $10
0.00 L for Leach L funeral L directing L or L embalming L exam L taken.
395-X-2-.02 LRenewal Lof L License L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -
(1) All Llicenses Land Lcertifications Lexpire Leach Lyear Lon LOctober L1. LCommencing Lon LOctober L1,
L2018, Lall Lli Lcenses Lexpire Levery Ltwo Lyears Lon LOctober L1.
AND REGULATIONS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
395-X-1-.01 Organization - CORRECT ANSWER -
The Alabama Board of Funeral Service is made up of seven professional members appointed by the Go
vernor, one from each U.S. Congressional District of the state. The term of a member shall be four yea
rs and no person may serve more than two consecutive terms. Four (4) of the members shall have be
en practicing and licensed embalmers in Alabama for the ten (10) consecutive years immediately prec
eding their appointment and shall be licensed as embalmers and funeral directors during their terms.
Three (3) of the members shall have been actively engaged in funeral directing in Alabama for ten (10)
consecutive years, immediately preceding their appointment, and shall be licensed as funeral director
s and shall be operators of a funeral establishment in this state at the time of their appointment. Com
mencing on January 1, 2019, the board shall be reconstituted to consist of seven professional member
s and two consumer members. Should a member, for any reason, become ineligible to serve on the Bo
ard, the position shall become vacant and a new person, properly qualified, shall be appointed by the
appointing authority to fill the vacancy and said person shall complete the remainder of such term. Th
e Board officers consist of chair, vice chair, treasurer, and secretary. These positions shall be filled by t
he Board during the first meeting immediately following the appointment each year
395-X-l-.02 Nomination and Appointment - CORRECT ANSWER -(1) Professional Members.
(a) In October of each year, a meeting shall be held in Montgomery for the purpose of nominating elig
ible candidates to serve on the Board as a professional member. Nominations are taken for Districts O
ne (1), Two (2), and Five (5) on even numbered years and Districts Three (3), Four (4), Six (6), and Sev
en (7) on odd numbered years. Three nominees from each district shall be selected and their names s
ubmitted to the Governor, who shall appoint one person from each district.
(2) Consumer Members
(a) One consumer member shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and one consumer shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House using their own discretion. Consumer members' terms shall ru
n concurrent with Districts One (1), Two (2), and Five (5).
(b) Consumer members may not reside in the same congressional district.
(3) New members are sworn in at the first regular meeting following December 31 of the respective ye
ar. If an appointment is not made before the expiration of the term of a board member, then the boar
d member may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed.
395-X-1-.03 Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER -
The Board shall meet at least once quarterly for the purpose of conducting Board business. Special me
, etings Lmay Lbe Lcalled Lby Lthe LBoard Lor Lthe Lexecutive Ldirector Lto Ldeal Lwith Lmatters Lthat Lrequire
Limmediat L e Lattention. LAll Lbusiness Lmeetings Lare Lopen Lto Lthe Lpublic Lwith Lthe Lexception Lof
Lexecutive Lsessions Lallo Lwed Lby Lthe Lstate L"sunshine Llaw." LAnyone Lwishing Lto Lappear Lbefore Lthe
LBoard Lor Lwho Lwishes Lthe LBoard L to L consider La Lnew L rule, L rule L amendment, Lor Lrepeal, Lshould
Lmake L such Lrequest Lin Lwriting L and Lsubmit L it Lto Lthe LBoard Loffice Lto Lhave Lthe Lmatter Lplaced Lon
Lthe Lagenda Lof Lthe Lnext Lmeeting.
395-X-l-.04 LBoard LStaff L- LCORRECT L ANSWER L -
The LBoard Lshall Lemploy Lan Lexecutive Ldirector Land Lan Lassociate Lexecutive Ldirector Lto Loperate
Lthe LBoard Loffice. L They L may L also L employ L an L administrative L assistant L to L aid L in L the L operation.
L The L staff L shall L work L a Lt Lthe Lpleasure Lof Lthe LBoard Land Lthe LBoard Lshall Lset Lall Lconditions Land
Lpolicies Lof Lemployment. LThe Lexe Lcutive Ldirector Lhas Lthe Lcapacity Lof LSecretary Lof Lthe LBoard
Loffice Land Lhas Linterim Ldecision Lauthority Lwh L en Lthe LBoard Lis Lnot Lin Lsession. LAll Ldecisions
Lmade Lby Lthe Lexecutive Ldirector Lare Lsubject Lto LBoard Lappro Lval. LThe Lassociate Lexecutive
Ldirector Lshall Laid Lthe Lexecutive Ldirector Lin Ltheir Lduties
395-X-1-.05 L Applicability L- LCORRECT L ANSWER L-
All Lrules Land Lregulations Lof Lthe LBoard, Lrelating Lto Lmatters Lwhich Lare Lnot Lspecifically Laddressed
Lin LTitle L 34, LChapter L13, LCode Lof LAla. L1975, Lshall Lbe Lin Laddition Lto Lthe Lprovisions Lof Lsaid
Lstatute. LThe Lrules Land L regulations, Lhowever, Lshall Lnot Lbe Lconstrued Lto Lamend, Lsupersede, Lor
Lotherwise Lalter Lthe Lstate Lfuneral Lservice Llaw, Las Lit Lmay Lbe Lamended Lby Lthe Llegislature
395-X-2-.01 LApplication L for LLicense L - LCORRECT LANSWER L -
Anyone Lwishing Lto Lapply Lfor Lany Ltype Lof Llicense, Lregistration, Lor Lcertification Lthat Lis Lissued Lby
Lthe LBoar L d, Lmust:
(1) Apply Lon La Lform Lsupplied Lby Lthe LBoard. LSaid Lapplicant Lmust Lmeet Land Lcomply Lwith Lall
Lprovisions Lof LTitle L34, LChapter L13, LCode Lof LAla. L1975, Lrelating Lto Llicensure Land Lapplication
Lthereof. LNo Lapplication Lis Lconsidered Lvalid Lunless Lit Lis Lsubmitted Lto Land Lreceived Lby Lthe LBoard
Loffice.
(2) The L passing L score L for L any L Board Lexamination L shall L be L a L scaled L score Lof L75.
(3) The LBoard Lshall Lestablish Lthe Lbeginning Ltime Lof Lall Lexaminations Lit Ladministers. LThese
Lexaminations Lshall Lbe Lcompleted Lwithin L210 Lminutes Lwithin Lsaid Lbeginning Ltime, Las Lset Lby Lthe
LBoard, Lregardless Lof Lt L he Llength Lor Lnumber Lof Lsections Lof Lthe Lexaminations.
(4) In L addition L to L the L application L fee, L the L Board L shall Lcharge L each L applicant L an L examination L fee
L of L $10
0.00 L for Leach L funeral L directing L or L embalming L exam L taken.
395-X-2-.02 LRenewal Lof L License L - L CORRECT L ANSWER L -
(1) All Llicenses Land Lcertifications Lexpire Leach Lyear Lon LOctober L1. LCommencing Lon LOctober L1,
L2018, Lall Lli Lcenses Lexpire Levery Ltwo Lyears Lon LOctober L1.
