NYS Funeral Law EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION

Can a funeral home charge interest on an unpaid balance? If so how much? - Answer️Yes, the maximum rate of interest that a funeral home can charge is 16%, pursuant to the NYS banking law Can a funeral home charge back to the family a credit card surcharge? - Answer️No. Must be listed as a cash advanced item What amount does NYS reimburse localities for burial of the indigent? - Answer️$900 Can unclaimed cadavers be delivered to schools for study? - Answer️Yes, under discretion of hospital director Is body stealing a felony? - Answer️Yes, Class D felony Is receiving a stolen body a felony? - Answer️No, receiving a stolen body is a misdemeanor If the funeral holds the dead body in arrest because the bill was unpaid, is it a misdemeanor? - Answer️Yes, you can't hold the body from family Is disturbing a funeral considered to be a misdemeanor? - Answer️Yes, it is a misdemeanor If the funeral is not currently taking place, is it a misdemeanor to protest outside the funeral home? - Answer️No, only if the funeral is taking place What does the winter burial law do? - Answer️Requires cemeteries to make internments available throughout the year, at least 6 days per week excluding yearly holidays To which cemeteries does the winter burial law apply? - Answer️It applies to all not for profit cemeteries What if bad weather will not permit an interment? - Answer️The law clearly states that cemeteries would not have to perform interments or provide grave openings during severe weather What if a cemetery refuses to open to perform an interment, even if the weather would permit it? - Answer️Contact the Division of Cemeteries Regional Division Office Investigator Can a cemetery charge for a "winter burial"? - Answer️Yes, they can charge "actual and reasonable" additional costs necessary for the interment. Cannot be a fixed price because it should be specific to what is needed at the time Do hospital administrators have any duties regarding death certificates? - Answer️Yes, when death occurs in the hospital, person in charge shall proplet present certificate to physician. Are death certificates taxable? - Answer️No Can a New York State funeral director file a death certificate in another state? - Answer️No Must the attending physician sign a death certificate? - Answer️No, it can be signed by a physician acting on behalf of the attending physician or a medical examiner Can a non-licensed funeral director own a funeral home? - Answer️Yes, but the firm must own a corporation or LLC. Unlicensed owned cannot engage in funeral directing Are funeral directors allowed to serve on cemetery boards? - Answer️Yes, however the law does state that they cannot be the majority of owners Can a New York funeral director conduct a funeral in Jersey? - Answer️No How many continuing education credits every 2 years? - Answer️12 credit hours Are funeral directors allowed to sell pre need funeral insurance? - Answer️No True or False: Each funeral home must have it's own separate telephone line? - Answer️True What are the nys regulations on the display of funeral signs? - Answer️-must be a minimum of 1.5 inches -casket display room must be a minimum of .5 inch -must be conspicously displayed True or False: Food and Beverage is prohibited in the funeral establishment? - Answer️False Must a Funeral firm display a sign outside the building? - Answer️Yes, with a minimum of 1.5 inches Can non-licensed funeral home employees have buisness cards? - Answer️No, only registered funeral directors with license may have business cards How do New York State laws govern advertising in relation to funeral homes? - Answer️-sign in front with name as registered and a minimum of 1.5 inches -business cards are only for funeral directors -must disclose if your license is inactive In New York State, is it legal to serve food and beverages in the funeral home? - Answer️Yes (it is now) Who may execute an anatomical gift? - Answer️-anyone over the age of 18 and of sound mind -the next of kin -designated agent Can an anatomical gift be executed through a will? - Answer️Yes Can a funeral home require that funeral bills be paid in advance? - Answer️Yes. However, this must be disclosed in your itemization statement or agreement. All customers must be treated equally.