PA Funeral Director State Exam II
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Act - ANSWER The Funeral Director Law which regulates the licensure of persons and
of corporations engaged in the preparation and disposition of the bodies of deceased
persons.
'Board' - ANSWER The State Board of Funeral Directors of the Department of State of
the Commonwealth.
Bureau - ANSWER The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the
Department of State of the Commonwealth.
Commissioner - ANSWER The Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs
of the Department of State of the Commonwealth.
Funeral Entity - ANSWER A restricted business corporation, professional corporation,
pre-1935 corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, widow, widower or estate
authorized by the Board to practice the profession of funeral director.
Funeral establishment - ANSWER A place or premise approved by the Board wherein a
licensed funeral director conducts the professional practice of funeral directing,
including the preparation, care and funeral services for the human dead.
Hour of continuing education - ANSWER Sixty minutes of actual instruction in an
approved course of continuing education.
Licensed funeral director - ANSWER An individual who has met the educational
requirements and passed the examinations required by the act.
Limited license - ANSWER A license issued by the Board that authorizes a person
licensed to practice funeral directing in a reciprocal state to practice funeral directing in
this Commonwealth in accordance with section 9(c) of the act (63 P. S. § 479.9(c)).
Preceptor - ANSWER A licensed funeral director under or with whom a resident intern is
registered and operates.
Premises - ANSWER The property on which the funeral establishment is located which
consists of a tract of land not intersected by a public highway or thoroughfare.
Prepaid burial account - ANSWER An account in which moneys are deposited by the
funeral director during the lifetime of an individual in accordance with a contract
,executed between the parties for funeral merchandise and services to be performed
and delivered at a future time.
Prepaid burial contract - ANSWER A contract executed between a consumer and a
licensed funeral director which provides that the funeral director will provide funeral
merchandise and render services to the consumer upon the consumer's death or the
death of another designated individual and for which the consumer pays to the funeral
director moneys at the time of the contract or at a time prior to the rendition of these
services.
Profession - ANSWER The aggregate of all funeral service licensees and their duties
and responsibilities in connection with the funeral as funeral directors licensed under the
act.
Reciprocal state - ANSWER The District of Columbia or a state or territory of the United
States of America whose agency that is authorized to license persons to practice the
profession of funeral director in that jurisdiction has entered into an agreement with the
Board under which persons licensed in that jurisdiction may receive a limited license in
this Commonwealth.
Restricted business corporation - ANSWER business corporation formed under 15
Pa.C.S. (relating to the Associations Code) and authorized under the act.
What are the General Requirements for licensure? - ANSWER (21 years of age or
older, of good moral character and shall present satisfactory evidence to the Board that
the applicant has satisfied the educational and training requirements of the act and this
chapter.pass a combined oral, practical and written examination. A limited exception will
be the granting of a restricted license to estates, widow's or widower's of deceased
funeral directors.
What is the initial registration fee for student trainee? - ANSWER $25
What is the Annual registration fee for student trainee? - ANSWER $15
What is the Initial registration fee for resident intern? - ANSWER $25
What is the initial registration fee for preceptor or change? - ANSWER $25
What is the initial license fee for funeral director? - ANSWER $25
What is the initial license fee for restricted business corporation, professional
corporation, partnership or shared funeral establishment? - ANSWER $150
What is the initial license fee for estate or widow, sole proprietorship or branch office? -
ANSWER $125
,What is the initial registration fee for supervisor? - ANSWER $25
What is the fee for changing director or name on existing license without reinspection? -
ANSWER $35
What is the fee for an address change with an inspection? - ANSWER $125
What is the fee for reinspection after failure? - ANSWER $85
What is the fee for certification? - ANSWER $25
What is the fee for verification of licensure or registration? - ANSWER $15
What is the fee for Biennial renewal? - ANSWER $400
What is the fee for an application for limited license? - ANSWER $35
What is the fee for a biennial renewal of a limited license? - ANSWER $35
What is the fee for an application for a continuing education course? - ANSWER $100
What is the fee for an application for a continuing education provider? - ANSWER $100
What is the fee for a renewal of registration of continuing education provider? -
ANSWER $50
What are the THREE qualifications for a Student Trainee? - ANSWER high school
graduation, At least 2 years of college credits in liberal arts/60 semester, shall file a
declaration of the applicant's intent to procure funeral service licensing and shall submit
an application for a student trainee registration card renewable annually.
What are the education requirements for a student trainee? - ANSWER 1)An applicant
shall be accepted for matriculation at a mortuary college or a university or college
specializing in mortuary subjects which has been approved by the American Board of
Funeral Service Education, Inc., and the Board.
2) An applicant shall have completed at least 2 full years of college level credit in an
institution of higher education which has the legally authorized approval of its own state
department of education. For purposes of this section, a minimum of 60 semester hours
will constitute the equivalent of 2 years of college credit. The earned credits shall be in
areas of general education which are applicable to a liberal arts program. The applicant
shall submit a transcript for evaluation by the Director of Credentials Evaluation of the
Department of Education prior to being registered as a student trainee at an approved
mortuary school with a 1-year course in mortuary science approved by the American
Board of Funeral Service Education.
Coordinated course of study - ANSWER mortuary school
, What is the Application and where can it be found? - ANSWER An application may be
obtained from the State Board of Funeral Directors, Post Office Box 2649, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17105-2649.
An application in completed form, accompanied by the prescribed fee and photographs,
shall be filed with the Board at least 30 days prior to commencement of matriculation at
a school specializing in mortuary science. Upon request, the applicant shall appear
before the Board for an interview and evaluation of the applicant's qualifications.
An approved application shall be valid for 1 year unless an applicant changes schools. If
the applicant changes schools, the applicant shall immediately reapply for approval as a
student trainee and pay another application fee. An approved application shall be noted
by the Administrative Assistant to the Board in a separate register which shall contain,
among other items, the date of the approval and the name of the school to be attended
by the student trainee.
What are the two qualifications for a Resident Intern? - ANSWER (a) To qualify as a
resident intern, an applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of having completed, as
a student trainee, the requirements in § 13.23 or § 13.24 (relating to college
requirements; and coordinated course of study), and of having entered into a
preceptorial agreement with a qualified funeral director.
(b) A resident intern shall complete the resident intern training in a funeral establishment
in this Commonwealth under the supervision of a qualified preceptor.
What are the professional education requirements for a Resident Intern? - ANSWER An
applicant shall obtain a certificate of mortuary education from the school of mortuary
science and a preprofessional certificate issued by the Department of Education.
Evidence of satisfaction of preprofessional education and the executed certificate shall
accompany the application for approval as a resident intern.
What are the qualifications of a Preceptor? - ANSWER A licensed and practicing funeral
director in good standing with the Board may be registered as a preceptor for one
resident intern for every 35 funerals completed in the year preceding the request.
What documents are required for the Application to become a resident intern? -
ANSWER The application for approval as a resident intern shall be accompanied by the
certificate of mortuary education, a preprofessional certificate, and a copy of the
preceptorial agreement which has been executed by the applicant's proposed
preceptor. If the Board finds that the forms do not contain the necessary and proper
information, the Board may schedule an informal conference to be attended by the
applicant and the applicant's prospective preceptor. This conference will provide the
opportunity for the applicant to furnish the information required to expedite the approval
process.
Correct 100%
Act - ANSWER The Funeral Director Law which regulates the licensure of persons and
of corporations engaged in the preparation and disposition of the bodies of deceased
persons.
'Board' - ANSWER The State Board of Funeral Directors of the Department of State of
the Commonwealth.
Bureau - ANSWER The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the
Department of State of the Commonwealth.
Commissioner - ANSWER The Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs
of the Department of State of the Commonwealth.
Funeral Entity - ANSWER A restricted business corporation, professional corporation,
pre-1935 corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, widow, widower or estate
authorized by the Board to practice the profession of funeral director.
Funeral establishment - ANSWER A place or premise approved by the Board wherein a
licensed funeral director conducts the professional practice of funeral directing,
including the preparation, care and funeral services for the human dead.
Hour of continuing education - ANSWER Sixty minutes of actual instruction in an
approved course of continuing education.
Licensed funeral director - ANSWER An individual who has met the educational
requirements and passed the examinations required by the act.
Limited license - ANSWER A license issued by the Board that authorizes a person
licensed to practice funeral directing in a reciprocal state to practice funeral directing in
this Commonwealth in accordance with section 9(c) of the act (63 P. S. § 479.9(c)).
Preceptor - ANSWER A licensed funeral director under or with whom a resident intern is
registered and operates.
Premises - ANSWER The property on which the funeral establishment is located which
consists of a tract of land not intersected by a public highway or thoroughfare.
Prepaid burial account - ANSWER An account in which moneys are deposited by the
funeral director during the lifetime of an individual in accordance with a contract
,executed between the parties for funeral merchandise and services to be performed
and delivered at a future time.
Prepaid burial contract - ANSWER A contract executed between a consumer and a
licensed funeral director which provides that the funeral director will provide funeral
merchandise and render services to the consumer upon the consumer's death or the
death of another designated individual and for which the consumer pays to the funeral
director moneys at the time of the contract or at a time prior to the rendition of these
services.
Profession - ANSWER The aggregate of all funeral service licensees and their duties
and responsibilities in connection with the funeral as funeral directors licensed under the
act.
Reciprocal state - ANSWER The District of Columbia or a state or territory of the United
States of America whose agency that is authorized to license persons to practice the
profession of funeral director in that jurisdiction has entered into an agreement with the
Board under which persons licensed in that jurisdiction may receive a limited license in
this Commonwealth.
Restricted business corporation - ANSWER business corporation formed under 15
Pa.C.S. (relating to the Associations Code) and authorized under the act.
What are the General Requirements for licensure? - ANSWER (21 years of age or
older, of good moral character and shall present satisfactory evidence to the Board that
the applicant has satisfied the educational and training requirements of the act and this
chapter.pass a combined oral, practical and written examination. A limited exception will
be the granting of a restricted license to estates, widow's or widower's of deceased
funeral directors.
What is the initial registration fee for student trainee? - ANSWER $25
What is the Annual registration fee for student trainee? - ANSWER $15
What is the Initial registration fee for resident intern? - ANSWER $25
What is the initial registration fee for preceptor or change? - ANSWER $25
What is the initial license fee for funeral director? - ANSWER $25
What is the initial license fee for restricted business corporation, professional
corporation, partnership or shared funeral establishment? - ANSWER $150
What is the initial license fee for estate or widow, sole proprietorship or branch office? -
ANSWER $125
,What is the initial registration fee for supervisor? - ANSWER $25
What is the fee for changing director or name on existing license without reinspection? -
ANSWER $35
What is the fee for an address change with an inspection? - ANSWER $125
What is the fee for reinspection after failure? - ANSWER $85
What is the fee for certification? - ANSWER $25
What is the fee for verification of licensure or registration? - ANSWER $15
What is the fee for Biennial renewal? - ANSWER $400
What is the fee for an application for limited license? - ANSWER $35
What is the fee for a biennial renewal of a limited license? - ANSWER $35
What is the fee for an application for a continuing education course? - ANSWER $100
What is the fee for an application for a continuing education provider? - ANSWER $100
What is the fee for a renewal of registration of continuing education provider? -
ANSWER $50
What are the THREE qualifications for a Student Trainee? - ANSWER high school
graduation, At least 2 years of college credits in liberal arts/60 semester, shall file a
declaration of the applicant's intent to procure funeral service licensing and shall submit
an application for a student trainee registration card renewable annually.
What are the education requirements for a student trainee? - ANSWER 1)An applicant
shall be accepted for matriculation at a mortuary college or a university or college
specializing in mortuary subjects which has been approved by the American Board of
Funeral Service Education, Inc., and the Board.
2) An applicant shall have completed at least 2 full years of college level credit in an
institution of higher education which has the legally authorized approval of its own state
department of education. For purposes of this section, a minimum of 60 semester hours
will constitute the equivalent of 2 years of college credit. The earned credits shall be in
areas of general education which are applicable to a liberal arts program. The applicant
shall submit a transcript for evaluation by the Director of Credentials Evaluation of the
Department of Education prior to being registered as a student trainee at an approved
mortuary school with a 1-year course in mortuary science approved by the American
Board of Funeral Service Education.
Coordinated course of study - ANSWER mortuary school
, What is the Application and where can it be found? - ANSWER An application may be
obtained from the State Board of Funeral Directors, Post Office Box 2649, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17105-2649.
An application in completed form, accompanied by the prescribed fee and photographs,
shall be filed with the Board at least 30 days prior to commencement of matriculation at
a school specializing in mortuary science. Upon request, the applicant shall appear
before the Board for an interview and evaluation of the applicant's qualifications.
An approved application shall be valid for 1 year unless an applicant changes schools. If
the applicant changes schools, the applicant shall immediately reapply for approval as a
student trainee and pay another application fee. An approved application shall be noted
by the Administrative Assistant to the Board in a separate register which shall contain,
among other items, the date of the approval and the name of the school to be attended
by the student trainee.
What are the two qualifications for a Resident Intern? - ANSWER (a) To qualify as a
resident intern, an applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of having completed, as
a student trainee, the requirements in § 13.23 or § 13.24 (relating to college
requirements; and coordinated course of study), and of having entered into a
preceptorial agreement with a qualified funeral director.
(b) A resident intern shall complete the resident intern training in a funeral establishment
in this Commonwealth under the supervision of a qualified preceptor.
What are the professional education requirements for a Resident Intern? - ANSWER An
applicant shall obtain a certificate of mortuary education from the school of mortuary
science and a preprofessional certificate issued by the Department of Education.
Evidence of satisfaction of preprofessional education and the executed certificate shall
accompany the application for approval as a resident intern.
What are the qualifications of a Preceptor? - ANSWER A licensed and practicing funeral
director in good standing with the Board may be registered as a preceptor for one
resident intern for every 35 funerals completed in the year preceding the request.
What documents are required for the Application to become a resident intern? -
ANSWER The application for approval as a resident intern shall be accompanied by the
certificate of mortuary education, a preprofessional certificate, and a copy of the
preceptorial agreement which has been executed by the applicant's proposed
preceptor. If the Board finds that the forms do not contain the necessary and proper
information, the Board may schedule an informal conference to be attended by the
applicant and the applicant's prospective preceptor. This conference will provide the
opportunity for the applicant to furnish the information required to expedite the approval
process.
