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This document is a thorough and exam-focused compilation of over 100 practice questions and accurate answers for the New York State Funeral Law Exam 2025/2026. It is specifically tailored to reflect the latest legal requirements and professional standards regulated by New York State, especially under Article 34 of the Public Health Law. It comprehensively covers key areas tested on the licensing exam, including: Priority of disposition and the legal authority to control remains Pre-need funeral arrangements and financial compliance Licensing, registration, and continuing education requirements Legal terminology: undertaker, embalmer, funeral director Documentation and disclosure rules: GPL, itemized statements, and permits Requirements for funeral establishments, prep rooms, signage, and recordkeeping Cash advance rules and non-declinable service charges Legal implications of improper conduct, such as holding remains for payment This document is ideal for candidates preparing for the New York State Funeral Director licensure exam and serves as an authoritative guide for students and professionals in related fields. Relevant for: Students of Mortuary Science, Funeral Service Administration, or Public Health Candidates pursuing a Funeral Director License in NYS Professionals preparing for CEU requirements or license renewal Instructors and trainers in Medical Law, Ethics, and Health Regulation Legal professionals interested in funeral and burial laws Keywords: NYS funeral law exam, mortuary science exam prep, funeral director licensure NY, pre-need funeral law NY, public health article 34, cremation rules NY, funeral service law questions, burial permit NY, funeral establishment law, GPL funeral home, embalming regulations NY, CEU funeral director NY, disposition rights NY, funeral industry NY law, NYS funeral compliance

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NYS Funeral Law Exam 2025/2026 Exam
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Test for death before embalming, removal, cremation or burial? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Pulsation has ceased in radial or carotid artery


Order of priority on disposition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 Agent


2. Spouse or domestic partner

3. Children over 18

4. Parents

5. Siblings

What must be displayed conspicuously in every funeral home? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Establishment registration and manager license

,Rental caskets are prohibited from use during a viewing/wake in NYS - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔False


A person is defined as a natural person after the age of - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔18 years old


Registration renewal application for a funeral establishment must include -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-sale or transfer of all funeral firm assets


-sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm

-termination of the business entity

What doesn't apply to establishments registered prior to 5/1/1974 - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Requirement of a prep room


At the very bottom of the priority list for right of disposition is a chief fiscal

officer of a county - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔true


Funeral Homes are prohibited by law from making any profit - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Common carrier charges


Which of the titles authorizes the holder to make funeral arrangements? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Funeral Director

, What is not required by law? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Embalming


-Casket for direct cremation

-Vault not required unless the cemetery says so

-Purchasing goods

Max rate of interest that may be charged on unpaid balances per year - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔16%


(non profit cemeteries) Cemeteries to make interments available through

the year 6 days a week excluding legal holidays - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The

Winter Law

Documents which have been obtained for or supplies by the customer must

be given to the customer within - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔One week of the funeral


When buying in a cemetery and no one is in charge, the FD must - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔-sign the permit


-write across it "no person in charge"

-file the permit (in the location of the cemetery)

Funeral establishment must have a minimum of ___ sq feet dedicated to a

chapel or reposing room - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔300

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