California Funeral Director Exam
Preparation And Answers | Verified
/License to operate a funeral establishment - Answer-Only activities incident,
convenient, or related to the preparation and arrangement of human remains
/.Rooms required for a funeral establishment license - Answer-A suitable room for
storage of remains or a preparation room
/.When can you hold yourself out as a funeral director? - Answer-When you are
employed by a licensed funeral establishment
/.Requirements to be a licensed funeral director - Answer-Passing the funeral director's
exam, 18 years of age, holding an associate of arts degree
/.Prohibited fees for cash advance items - Answer-Certified Copies
/.Qualifications to consult with a family for funeral services without passing the exam -
Answer-Received documented training on laws pertaining to funeral directing
/.Disclosure of license status for employment - Answer-If suspended, revoked, or placed
on probation within the past 10 years
/.Written price list requirement - Answer-At the beginning of discussion of prices or
funeral goods and services offered
/.Display of the Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases - Answer-By both
prominently displaying the guide and providing it for retention prior to drafting a contract
for funeral services
/.Exempt persons from registering as a Cremated Remains Disposer - Answer-Licensed
funeral directors
/.When to present the Declaration of Preneed Disclosure - Answer-Prior to drafting any
at-need contract for funeral goods or services
/.Requirements for embalmer's license applicant - Answer-Both an examination
administered by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau related to California laws and
regulations pertaining to the funeral industry and an examination administered by the
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
/.Positions requiring a funeral director license - Answer-Funeral Establishment Manager
, /.What to obtain if unable to submit an audit report for preneed trust - Answer-A surety
bond in an amount equal to 50 percent greater than the corpus of the trust, if approved
by the bureau
/.Training frequency for funeral establishment representatives - Answer-Every 3 years
/.Reuse of caskets - Answer-Never can a casket be reused
/.Right to control disposition of a decedent - Answer-Assume the person with the right to
control the disposition of a decedent in your care directs you to release the body to
another funeral establishment.
/.Casket Reuse - Answer-Never can a casket be reused
/.Custody of the Body - Answer-Promptly
/.Certificate of Death Release - Answer-Release the certificate to the other funeral
establishment
/.Illegal Practice - Answer-Accepting a commission for recommending a cemetery
/.Spanish Translation Requirement - Answer-When the contract is negotiated primarily
in Spanish and the purchaser does not provide his or her own interpreter
/.Unlawful Business Practice - Answer-Paying any sum of money by a funeral director
for securing business, after a death or while a death is impending
/.Notification of Change in Managers - Answer-Within 10 days after the effective date
/.Cleansing Instruments - Answer-Immediately upon the conclusion of a case
/.Advertising Name Requirement - Answer-Exactly as shown by the Board's [Bureau's]
records
/.Storage Room Labeling - Answer-At all times
/.Common Preparation Room Conditions - Answer-The firms are under common
ownership or have a contractual agreement to share facilities
/.Apprentice Embalming Requirement - Answer-25
/.Print Advertising Requirement - Answer-The license number of the establishment
/.Death Certificate Signing - Answer-After he or she has made a personal inspection of
the body in the presence of the apprentice
Preparation And Answers | Verified
/License to operate a funeral establishment - Answer-Only activities incident,
convenient, or related to the preparation and arrangement of human remains
/.Rooms required for a funeral establishment license - Answer-A suitable room for
storage of remains or a preparation room
/.When can you hold yourself out as a funeral director? - Answer-When you are
employed by a licensed funeral establishment
/.Requirements to be a licensed funeral director - Answer-Passing the funeral director's
exam, 18 years of age, holding an associate of arts degree
/.Prohibited fees for cash advance items - Answer-Certified Copies
/.Qualifications to consult with a family for funeral services without passing the exam -
Answer-Received documented training on laws pertaining to funeral directing
/.Disclosure of license status for employment - Answer-If suspended, revoked, or placed
on probation within the past 10 years
/.Written price list requirement - Answer-At the beginning of discussion of prices or
funeral goods and services offered
/.Display of the Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases - Answer-By both
prominently displaying the guide and providing it for retention prior to drafting a contract
for funeral services
/.Exempt persons from registering as a Cremated Remains Disposer - Answer-Licensed
funeral directors
/.When to present the Declaration of Preneed Disclosure - Answer-Prior to drafting any
at-need contract for funeral goods or services
/.Requirements for embalmer's license applicant - Answer-Both an examination
administered by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau related to California laws and
regulations pertaining to the funeral industry and an examination administered by the
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
/.Positions requiring a funeral director license - Answer-Funeral Establishment Manager
, /.What to obtain if unable to submit an audit report for preneed trust - Answer-A surety
bond in an amount equal to 50 percent greater than the corpus of the trust, if approved
by the bureau
/.Training frequency for funeral establishment representatives - Answer-Every 3 years
/.Reuse of caskets - Answer-Never can a casket be reused
/.Right to control disposition of a decedent - Answer-Assume the person with the right to
control the disposition of a decedent in your care directs you to release the body to
another funeral establishment.
/.Casket Reuse - Answer-Never can a casket be reused
/.Custody of the Body - Answer-Promptly
/.Certificate of Death Release - Answer-Release the certificate to the other funeral
establishment
/.Illegal Practice - Answer-Accepting a commission for recommending a cemetery
/.Spanish Translation Requirement - Answer-When the contract is negotiated primarily
in Spanish and the purchaser does not provide his or her own interpreter
/.Unlawful Business Practice - Answer-Paying any sum of money by a funeral director
for securing business, after a death or while a death is impending
/.Notification of Change in Managers - Answer-Within 10 days after the effective date
/.Cleansing Instruments - Answer-Immediately upon the conclusion of a case
/.Advertising Name Requirement - Answer-Exactly as shown by the Board's [Bureau's]
records
/.Storage Room Labeling - Answer-At all times
/.Common Preparation Room Conditions - Answer-The firms are under common
ownership or have a contractual agreement to share facilities
/.Apprentice Embalming Requirement - Answer-25
/.Print Advertising Requirement - Answer-The license number of the establishment
/.Death Certificate Signing - Answer-After he or she has made a personal inspection of
the body in the presence of the apprentice
