NYS Funeral Law Test Questions
With Correct Answers
After 1984, all funeral establishments must be/ have:
A prep room, a chapel & subscribe to municipality laws
Funeral directing advisory board
3 members from consumer interest group, 6 licensed funeral directors & 1 cemetery
person
Max time to register a death
72 Hours
Do you have to be a licensed funeral director and does your business have to be a
licensed funeral home to be covered by the rule?
No. Cemeteries, crematories, and other businesses can also be "funeral providers" if
they market both funeral goods and services.
When should the GPL be offered?
, When you begin to discuss any of the following:1. The type of funeral or disposition that
you can arrange2. The specific goods and services that you offer, or3. The prices of your
goods and services
What year did the funeral rule go into effect
1984
When you request authorization to embalm you must
Disclose that embalming is not required by law (except in special cases, if relevant) and
refrain from further discussion about prices or the selection of funeral goods or services
while you remove the deceased.
Required disclosures on GPL
1. Consumers right of selection2. Embalming3. Alternative Containers4. Basic service
fee5. Casket Price List6. Outer Burial Container Price List
Who has to inform the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing upon the sale or transfer of
Funeral Home?
Both new owner and former owner of a funeral home MUST notify the NYS Bureau of
Funeral Directing in writing within 30 days.
With Correct Answers
After 1984, all funeral establishments must be/ have:
A prep room, a chapel & subscribe to municipality laws
Funeral directing advisory board
3 members from consumer interest group, 6 licensed funeral directors & 1 cemetery
person
Max time to register a death
72 Hours
Do you have to be a licensed funeral director and does your business have to be a
licensed funeral home to be covered by the rule?
No. Cemeteries, crematories, and other businesses can also be "funeral providers" if
they market both funeral goods and services.
When should the GPL be offered?
, When you begin to discuss any of the following:1. The type of funeral or disposition that
you can arrange2. The specific goods and services that you offer, or3. The prices of your
goods and services
What year did the funeral rule go into effect
1984
When you request authorization to embalm you must
Disclose that embalming is not required by law (except in special cases, if relevant) and
refrain from further discussion about prices or the selection of funeral goods or services
while you remove the deceased.
Required disclosures on GPL
1. Consumers right of selection2. Embalming3. Alternative Containers4. Basic service
fee5. Casket Price List6. Outer Burial Container Price List
Who has to inform the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing upon the sale or transfer of
Funeral Home?
Both new owner and former owner of a funeral home MUST notify the NYS Bureau of
Funeral Directing in writing within 30 days.
