NY STATE (MORTUARY) LAW EXAM #1 - #4
False - CORRECT ANSWER-The name of a registered resident may be on the
letterhead of a funeral establishment.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-All charges on a Itemization of Funeral Service &
Merchandise Selected are going to be listed under either Funeral Home
Charges or Cash Advance Charges.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an
individual, the individual must be a licensed and registered NYS funeral
director.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-A funeral director duly registered as inactive with the
NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing is exempt from mandatory continuing
education requirements as long as their status remains inactive.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-The body of a person that has died in NYS may not be
removed from the state unless a permit has been issued for such removal by a
local registrar in NYS.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-A funeral firm may not operate or conduct a funeral
business on real property owned, leased, or under the control of a cemetery.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-Soliciting or attempting to solicit funeral business
using door-to-door or telephone solicitation methods, unless specifically
requested by a potential customer, is prohibited in NYS.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-The biennial registration of licensed funeral directors,
embalmers, and undertakers shall be renewable July 1st of each even year.
,True - CORRECT ANSWER-Registered residents may only preform their duties
within the state of NY.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-The Dept. of Health may direct a registered resident
to appear for an oral interview to determine their qualifications to be licensed.
False - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE STATEMENT: Accurate information from price
lists (general, casket, or outer burial*) must be available over the telephone if a
customer calls and asks for such information. Is the following statement TRUE
or FALSE: Only a licensed and registered funeral director may give out such
information over the telephone?
True - CORRECT ANSWER-While the term "funeral home" is used all across NYS,
it is not an official, legal term used in the law to define or describe funeral
directing activities or requirements.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who causes the death of another, and at the
time was the subject of an order of protection protecting the decedent, does
not have the automatic right to control the disposition of the remains of the
decedent.
3-4-1-2 - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the order of the priority right to control
the disposition of human remains of the following, from highest to lowest?
1. Decedent's surviving parents
2. Decedent's surviving siblings aged 18+
3. Decedent's domestic partner
4. Any of the decedent's surviving children aged 18+
,1, 2, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-For the name of a person to be on a
funeral establishment business card, which of the following must apply?
1. They must be a living person
2. The person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
3. They must be a manager
4. The person must be duly registered as a funeral director
Funeral establishment - CORRECT ANSWER-A single physical location, address
or premises devoted to or used for the care and preparation of a body of a
deceased person for disposition and for mourning or funeral ceremonial
purposes is the definition of a:
1, 2, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-The registration renewal application for a
funeral establishment must include which of the following notifications, if they
occurred during the previous biennium period?
1. Sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm assets
2. Sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. Death of any manager or funeral director in the previous 2 years
4. Termination of the business entity
5. Any catastrophic loss of firm assets equal to or greater than $25,000 in the
previous 2 years
12 - CORRECT ANSWER-After 25 years of continuous service as a funeral
director in this state, how many CEUs must that director accumulate to have
their registration renewed at the end of every biennium period?
, 1, 2, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following are the proper,
legal titles used in NYS to identify those individuals engaged in the practice of
funeral directing?
1. Undertaker
2. Embalmer
3. Mortician
4. Funeral Director
Not prohibited by regulation - CORRECT ANSWER-The use of a rental casket for
viewing hours at a funeral in NYS is:
12 - CORRECT ANSWER-Funeral director's must complete a minimum of _____
hrs. of continuing education in each registration biennium to be eligible for
registration renewal at the conclusion of the current biennium period.
1 and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following titles (if used in NY)
authorizes the holder to be present and personally supervise and arrange for
the removal or transfer of a dead human body from the place where death
occurs with no other licensed or registered funeral service professionals in
attendance?
1. Funeral director
2. Mortician
3. Registered student
4. Registered resident
One-half - CORRECT ANSWER-A funeral firm must conspicuously and legibly
display the actual retail price on each casket, outer burial or entombment
False - CORRECT ANSWER-The name of a registered resident may be on the
letterhead of a funeral establishment.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-All charges on a Itemization of Funeral Service &
Merchandise Selected are going to be listed under either Funeral Home
Charges or Cash Advance Charges.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an
individual, the individual must be a licensed and registered NYS funeral
director.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-A funeral director duly registered as inactive with the
NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing is exempt from mandatory continuing
education requirements as long as their status remains inactive.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-The body of a person that has died in NYS may not be
removed from the state unless a permit has been issued for such removal by a
local registrar in NYS.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-A funeral firm may not operate or conduct a funeral
business on real property owned, leased, or under the control of a cemetery.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-Soliciting or attempting to solicit funeral business
using door-to-door or telephone solicitation methods, unless specifically
requested by a potential customer, is prohibited in NYS.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-The biennial registration of licensed funeral directors,
embalmers, and undertakers shall be renewable July 1st of each even year.
,True - CORRECT ANSWER-Registered residents may only preform their duties
within the state of NY.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-The Dept. of Health may direct a registered resident
to appear for an oral interview to determine their qualifications to be licensed.
False - CORRECT ANSWER-TRUE STATEMENT: Accurate information from price
lists (general, casket, or outer burial*) must be available over the telephone if a
customer calls and asks for such information. Is the following statement TRUE
or FALSE: Only a licensed and registered funeral director may give out such
information over the telephone?
True - CORRECT ANSWER-While the term "funeral home" is used all across NYS,
it is not an official, legal term used in the law to define or describe funeral
directing activities or requirements.
True - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who causes the death of another, and at the
time was the subject of an order of protection protecting the decedent, does
not have the automatic right to control the disposition of the remains of the
decedent.
3-4-1-2 - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the order of the priority right to control
the disposition of human remains of the following, from highest to lowest?
1. Decedent's surviving parents
2. Decedent's surviving siblings aged 18+
3. Decedent's domestic partner
4. Any of the decedent's surviving children aged 18+
,1, 2, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-For the name of a person to be on a
funeral establishment business card, which of the following must apply?
1. They must be a living person
2. The person must be duly licensed as a funeral director
3. They must be a manager
4. The person must be duly registered as a funeral director
Funeral establishment - CORRECT ANSWER-A single physical location, address
or premises devoted to or used for the care and preparation of a body of a
deceased person for disposition and for mourning or funeral ceremonial
purposes is the definition of a:
1, 2, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-The registration renewal application for a
funeral establishment must include which of the following notifications, if they
occurred during the previous biennium period?
1. Sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm assets
2. Sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. Death of any manager or funeral director in the previous 2 years
4. Termination of the business entity
5. Any catastrophic loss of firm assets equal to or greater than $25,000 in the
previous 2 years
12 - CORRECT ANSWER-After 25 years of continuous service as a funeral
director in this state, how many CEUs must that director accumulate to have
their registration renewed at the end of every biennium period?
, 1, 2, and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following are the proper,
legal titles used in NYS to identify those individuals engaged in the practice of
funeral directing?
1. Undertaker
2. Embalmer
3. Mortician
4. Funeral Director
Not prohibited by regulation - CORRECT ANSWER-The use of a rental casket for
viewing hours at a funeral in NYS is:
12 - CORRECT ANSWER-Funeral director's must complete a minimum of _____
hrs. of continuing education in each registration biennium to be eligible for
registration renewal at the conclusion of the current biennium period.
1 and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following titles (if used in NY)
authorizes the holder to be present and personally supervise and arrange for
the removal or transfer of a dead human body from the place where death
occurs with no other licensed or registered funeral service professionals in
attendance?
1. Funeral director
2. Mortician
3. Registered student
4. Registered resident
One-half - CORRECT ANSWER-A funeral firm must conspicuously and legibly
display the actual retail price on each casket, outer burial or entombment
