California Embalmer's Exam – Complete
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
B&PC 7634 Tissue Removal - CORRECT ANSWER - Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a licensed embalmer, at the request of a licensed physician, may remove tissue
from human remains for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific
purposes specified in, and pursuant to, the provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of
Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code), if such embalmer has completed a course in
tissue removal for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific purposes approved by the Medical
Board of California of the State of California.
B&PC 7640 Embalmer Description - CORRECT ANSWER - An embalmer is one who is
duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human remains by the injection or external application of
antiseptics, disinfectants or preservative fluids; to prepare human bodies for transportation which
are dead of contagious or infectious diseases; and to use derma surgery or plastic art for restoring
mutilated features; and who is duly licensed as an embalmer under the laws of the State of
California.
B&PC 7641 Embalmer Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - It is unlawful for any person
to embalm a body, or engage in, or hold himself or herself out as engaged in practice as an
embalmer, unless he or she is licensed by the bureau. However, this
section shall have no effect on students and instructors of embalming in embalming colleges
approved by the bureau.
CCR 1215 Attire While Embalming - CORRECT ANSWER - Every person, while
engaged in actually embalming human remains, shall be attired in a clean and sanitary smock or
gown covering the person from neck to below the knees, and shall, while so engaged, wear
impervious gloves; and the body being embalmed shall at all times be so covered as to insure the
privacy of said body.
,CCR 1216 Sanitation (a) Prep Rooms - CORRECT ANSWER - All preparation,
embalming or storage room shall, at all times, be kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (b) Receptacles and Waste Materials - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every preparation, embalming or storage room shall be provided with proper and convenient
receptacles for refuse, bandages, cotton and other waste materials and supplies. All such waste
materials shall be disposed of in accordance with State and local health and sanitation
requirements or in such a manner as not to endanger the public health and safety.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (c) Instruments - CORRECT ANSWER - All instruments,
appliances and equipment used in the embalming or other preparation and handling of human
remains shall be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected immediately at the conclusion of each
individual case.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (d) Areas Open to the Public - CORRECT ANSWER - All areas of a
funeral establishment which are open to public use or occupancy shall be kept and maintained in
a clean and orderly condition so as not to endanger the public health and safety.
CCR 1221 Care and Preparation for Burial (a) - CORRECT ANSWER - The care and
preparation for burial or other disposition of all human remains shall be strictly private, and no
one shall be allowed in the embalming or storage room while human remains are being
embalmed or prepared for disposition, except the licensed funeral director and his duly
authorized officers and/or employees, licensed embalmers and their duly registered apprentices,
instructors of the science of embalming in embalming schools or colleges duly accredited by the
Board and their students, and except public officials in the discharge of their duties; provided,
that this rule shall not apply to duly accredited nurses employed in a case, nor to members of the
immediate family of the deceased as defined by section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.
CCR 1221 Care and Preparation for Burial (b) - CORRECT ANSWER - All human
remains being transferred into or out of a funeral establishment or storage facility, except in a
casket, shall be covered and kept out of the public view, to the extent reasonably possible.
, CCR 1222 Embalming Fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - No embalming fluids shall be
used in embalming which contain heavy minerals or metallic substances which have a poisonous
effect, such as arsenic, lead and mercury.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (a) - CORRECT ANSWER - No
embalming, preparation or storage room shall be located in any public storage, mini-storage,
mini-warehouse, multi-unit storage complex or similar facility used by members of the general
public for the storage of goods. Any existing embalming, preparation or storage room located in
a prohibited facility shall be relocated and brought into full compliance with this section, within
twelve (12) months of this subsection's effective date.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (b) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every licensed funeral establishment shall maintain in its embalming, preparation and/or storage
room, a sufficient supply of a suitable and effective disinfectant to provide for the cleansing and
disinfection of the facility and its contents.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (c) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every licensed funeral establishment and funeral director who holds unembalmed human
remains for a period longer than 24 hours shall cause the body to be refrigerated at an approved
facility with sufficient capacity as defined under section 1223.1(d).
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (d) - CORRECT ANSWER - All
embalming, preparation or storage rooms shall contain only the equipment and supplies
necessary for the preparation or care and handling of human remains for disposition or
transportation.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (e) - CORRECT ANSWER - As
used in this chapter, a storage room is a suitable room, other than a chapel, viewing or visitation
room, office, supply room, closet or other room open to public access, which is used by a
licensed funeral establishment for the storage or holding of human remains prior to effecting
disposition. A storage room may be maintained in conjunction with an embalming or preparation
room.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
B&PC 7634 Tissue Removal - CORRECT ANSWER - Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a licensed embalmer, at the request of a licensed physician, may remove tissue
from human remains for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific
purposes specified in, and pursuant to, the provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of
Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code), if such embalmer has completed a course in
tissue removal for transplant, or therapeutic, or scientific purposes approved by the Medical
Board of California of the State of California.
B&PC 7640 Embalmer Description - CORRECT ANSWER - An embalmer is one who is
duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human remains by the injection or external application of
antiseptics, disinfectants or preservative fluids; to prepare human bodies for transportation which
are dead of contagious or infectious diseases; and to use derma surgery or plastic art for restoring
mutilated features; and who is duly licensed as an embalmer under the laws of the State of
California.
B&PC 7641 Embalmer Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - It is unlawful for any person
to embalm a body, or engage in, or hold himself or herself out as engaged in practice as an
embalmer, unless he or she is licensed by the bureau. However, this
section shall have no effect on students and instructors of embalming in embalming colleges
approved by the bureau.
CCR 1215 Attire While Embalming - CORRECT ANSWER - Every person, while
engaged in actually embalming human remains, shall be attired in a clean and sanitary smock or
gown covering the person from neck to below the knees, and shall, while so engaged, wear
impervious gloves; and the body being embalmed shall at all times be so covered as to insure the
privacy of said body.
,CCR 1216 Sanitation (a) Prep Rooms - CORRECT ANSWER - All preparation,
embalming or storage room shall, at all times, be kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (b) Receptacles and Waste Materials - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every preparation, embalming or storage room shall be provided with proper and convenient
receptacles for refuse, bandages, cotton and other waste materials and supplies. All such waste
materials shall be disposed of in accordance with State and local health and sanitation
requirements or in such a manner as not to endanger the public health and safety.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (c) Instruments - CORRECT ANSWER - All instruments,
appliances and equipment used in the embalming or other preparation and handling of human
remains shall be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected immediately at the conclusion of each
individual case.
CCR 1216 Sanitation (d) Areas Open to the Public - CORRECT ANSWER - All areas of a
funeral establishment which are open to public use or occupancy shall be kept and maintained in
a clean and orderly condition so as not to endanger the public health and safety.
CCR 1221 Care and Preparation for Burial (a) - CORRECT ANSWER - The care and
preparation for burial or other disposition of all human remains shall be strictly private, and no
one shall be allowed in the embalming or storage room while human remains are being
embalmed or prepared for disposition, except the licensed funeral director and his duly
authorized officers and/or employees, licensed embalmers and their duly registered apprentices,
instructors of the science of embalming in embalming schools or colleges duly accredited by the
Board and their students, and except public officials in the discharge of their duties; provided,
that this rule shall not apply to duly accredited nurses employed in a case, nor to members of the
immediate family of the deceased as defined by section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.
CCR 1221 Care and Preparation for Burial (b) - CORRECT ANSWER - All human
remains being transferred into or out of a funeral establishment or storage facility, except in a
casket, shall be covered and kept out of the public view, to the extent reasonably possible.
, CCR 1222 Embalming Fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - No embalming fluids shall be
used in embalming which contain heavy minerals or metallic substances which have a poisonous
effect, such as arsenic, lead and mercury.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (a) - CORRECT ANSWER - No
embalming, preparation or storage room shall be located in any public storage, mini-storage,
mini-warehouse, multi-unit storage complex or similar facility used by members of the general
public for the storage of goods. Any existing embalming, preparation or storage room located in
a prohibited facility shall be relocated and brought into full compliance with this section, within
twelve (12) months of this subsection's effective date.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (b) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every licensed funeral establishment shall maintain in its embalming, preparation and/or storage
room, a sufficient supply of a suitable and effective disinfectant to provide for the cleansing and
disinfection of the facility and its contents.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (c) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every licensed funeral establishment and funeral director who holds unembalmed human
remains for a period longer than 24 hours shall cause the body to be refrigerated at an approved
facility with sufficient capacity as defined under section 1223.1(d).
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (d) - CORRECT ANSWER - All
embalming, preparation or storage rooms shall contain only the equipment and supplies
necessary for the preparation or care and handling of human remains for disposition or
transportation.
CCR 1223 Embalming, Preparation, and Storage Rooms (e) - CORRECT ANSWER - As
used in this chapter, a storage room is a suitable room, other than a chapel, viewing or visitation
room, office, supply room, closet or other room open to public access, which is used by a
licensed funeral establishment for the storage or holding of human remains prior to effecting
disposition. A storage room may be maintained in conjunction with an embalming or preparation
room.
