CALIFORNIA FUNERAL TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔anyone using the words or title ________ in connection with his/her name must be a
________________. - ✔✔"funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician"; licensed funeral
director
✔✔what other business can be conducted on the same premises as a funeral
establishment? - ✔✔ambulance service
✔✔does each funeral establishment have to have a separate licensed funeral director
to manage? - ✔✔no
✔✔the applicant for a funeral establishment license must be - ✔✔18 y/o, and shall not
have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under
section 480
✔✔the applicant for a funeral director license must be - ✔✔18 y/o, possesses an AA or
AS or equivalent, and shall not have committed any crimes constituting grounds for
denial of licensure under section 480
✔✔do licensed funeral directors have to be employed by a licensed funeral
establishment to conduct funerals? - ✔✔yes
✔✔does the applicant for the funeral director license have to be employed at a funeral
establishment? - ✔✔no
✔✔what subjects are covered on the funeral director exam? - ✔✔signs of death,
manner by which death may be determined, laws governing the prep, burial, disposal of
human remains, and the shipment of bodies dying from infection/contagious diseases,
local health and sanitary ordinances, and regs relating to funeral directing & embalming
✔✔does every funeral establishment have to have a funeral establishment license? -
✔✔yes
✔✔can more than one funeral establishment be at the same address? - ✔✔no
✔✔what are the reqs for changing the location of a funeral establishment? - ✔✔obtain
approval from the bureau before changing location
✔✔is there a fee for changing your name on your license or the name of the funeral
establishment? - ✔✔yes, $40
,✔✔can a funeral establishment license be assigned? - ✔✔yes, may be assigned upon
payment of the fee, and submission of an audit report prepared and signed by an
independent CPA or PA currently licensed by the state
✔✔can a funeral director license be assigned? - ✔✔only in the case of death of FDR
who leaves part or all assets of FH in his/her estate, the bureau may issue a temporary
license for 6 months - an extension may also be given to allow for the assets of the
estate to be distributed as circumstances warrant
✔✔can an embalmer license be assigned? - ✔✔no
✔✔what is a temporary establishment license? - ✔✔it is valid for 6 months from the
date of issue
✔✔who can embalm human remains? - ✔✔a licensed embalmer, an apprentice
embalmer under the supervision of his/her licensed supervising embalmer, or by a
student in a program accredited by the ABFSE under the supervision of a licensed
embalmer
✔✔can embalmers participate in the uniform anatomical gift act? - ✔✔yes, if such
embalmer has completed a course in tissue removal for transplant, or therapeutic or
scientific purposes approved by the Medical Board of CA of the state of CA
✔✔what written information is required on the arrangement counselor training program
outline? - ✔✔training time, place, and participants
✔✔what are the training reqs for a person meeting with families to arrange services? -
✔✔a person who has documented training & instruction which results in a demonstrated
knowledge of all applicable federal/state laws, rules, and regs - including those
provisions dealing with vital stats, the coroner, anatomical gifts, and other laws
✔✔the applicant for an embalmer license must be - ✔✔written on a form provided by
the bureau, verified by the applicant, and accomplished by the fixed fee
✔✔what are the reqs to qualify for an embalmer license - ✔✔18 y/o, not have
committed acts/crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure, have completed at
least 2 years of apprenticeship and have assisted in no fewer than 100 remains, aaaand
have graduated from an accredited mortsci program
✔✔what is required during an embalming apprenticeship? - ✔✔2 year, 100 cases
✔✔what subjects are included on the embalmer license exam? - ✔✔state laws, rules
and regs of the bureau, including those sections of HSC which pertain to the funeral
industry
, ✔✔how many times per year must the cemetery and funeral bureau exams be given? -
✔✔shall be administered at times and places determined by the bureau and the
ICFSEB
✔✔can an apprentice embalmer sign his/her name to a death certificate? - ✔✔no
✔✔the apprentice embalmer applicant must be - ✔✔over 18
✔✔when does a certificate of apprenticeship expire? - ✔✔when apprentice becomes an
embalmer or after 6 years
✔✔when does an apprentice embalmer file a report of apprenticeship - ✔✔on or before
january 15 of each year covering the period of apprenticeship
✔✔how long is the term of apprenticeship? - ✔✔2 years, 6 years max if leave of
absence occurs
✔✔when can the term of apprenticeship be served? - ✔✔before, after, or divided by the
mortuary science program
✔✔where can the term of apprenticeship be served? - ✔✔in a licensed funeral
establishment that shall have been previously approved for apprenticeship training by
the bureau
✔✔do all apprentices have to be full-time employees of a funeral establishment? -
✔✔yes
✔✔how long can an apprentice take a leave of absence? - ✔✔shall not be approved for
a longer period than an aggregate of one year
✔✔what acts or omissions may cause the bureau to suspend or revoke a certificate of
apprenticeship? - ✔✔failure to devote full time or duties
failure to make any report required
absence from duty
being under the influence of any controlled substance while on duty
disobedience of proper order/instructions from supervisor
violation of any provision/rule/regulation of bureau
soliciting business for a FDR/embalmer
fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining certificate
conviction of a crime
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔anyone using the words or title ________ in connection with his/her name must be a
________________. - ✔✔"funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician"; licensed funeral
director
✔✔what other business can be conducted on the same premises as a funeral
establishment? - ✔✔ambulance service
✔✔does each funeral establishment have to have a separate licensed funeral director
to manage? - ✔✔no
✔✔the applicant for a funeral establishment license must be - ✔✔18 y/o, and shall not
have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under
section 480
✔✔the applicant for a funeral director license must be - ✔✔18 y/o, possesses an AA or
AS or equivalent, and shall not have committed any crimes constituting grounds for
denial of licensure under section 480
✔✔do licensed funeral directors have to be employed by a licensed funeral
establishment to conduct funerals? - ✔✔yes
✔✔does the applicant for the funeral director license have to be employed at a funeral
establishment? - ✔✔no
✔✔what subjects are covered on the funeral director exam? - ✔✔signs of death,
manner by which death may be determined, laws governing the prep, burial, disposal of
human remains, and the shipment of bodies dying from infection/contagious diseases,
local health and sanitary ordinances, and regs relating to funeral directing & embalming
✔✔does every funeral establishment have to have a funeral establishment license? -
✔✔yes
✔✔can more than one funeral establishment be at the same address? - ✔✔no
✔✔what are the reqs for changing the location of a funeral establishment? - ✔✔obtain
approval from the bureau before changing location
✔✔is there a fee for changing your name on your license or the name of the funeral
establishment? - ✔✔yes, $40
,✔✔can a funeral establishment license be assigned? - ✔✔yes, may be assigned upon
payment of the fee, and submission of an audit report prepared and signed by an
independent CPA or PA currently licensed by the state
✔✔can a funeral director license be assigned? - ✔✔only in the case of death of FDR
who leaves part or all assets of FH in his/her estate, the bureau may issue a temporary
license for 6 months - an extension may also be given to allow for the assets of the
estate to be distributed as circumstances warrant
✔✔can an embalmer license be assigned? - ✔✔no
✔✔what is a temporary establishment license? - ✔✔it is valid for 6 months from the
date of issue
✔✔who can embalm human remains? - ✔✔a licensed embalmer, an apprentice
embalmer under the supervision of his/her licensed supervising embalmer, or by a
student in a program accredited by the ABFSE under the supervision of a licensed
embalmer
✔✔can embalmers participate in the uniform anatomical gift act? - ✔✔yes, if such
embalmer has completed a course in tissue removal for transplant, or therapeutic or
scientific purposes approved by the Medical Board of CA of the state of CA
✔✔what written information is required on the arrangement counselor training program
outline? - ✔✔training time, place, and participants
✔✔what are the training reqs for a person meeting with families to arrange services? -
✔✔a person who has documented training & instruction which results in a demonstrated
knowledge of all applicable federal/state laws, rules, and regs - including those
provisions dealing with vital stats, the coroner, anatomical gifts, and other laws
✔✔the applicant for an embalmer license must be - ✔✔written on a form provided by
the bureau, verified by the applicant, and accomplished by the fixed fee
✔✔what are the reqs to qualify for an embalmer license - ✔✔18 y/o, not have
committed acts/crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure, have completed at
least 2 years of apprenticeship and have assisted in no fewer than 100 remains, aaaand
have graduated from an accredited mortsci program
✔✔what is required during an embalming apprenticeship? - ✔✔2 year, 100 cases
✔✔what subjects are included on the embalmer license exam? - ✔✔state laws, rules
and regs of the bureau, including those sections of HSC which pertain to the funeral
industry
, ✔✔how many times per year must the cemetery and funeral bureau exams be given? -
✔✔shall be administered at times and places determined by the bureau and the
ICFSEB
✔✔can an apprentice embalmer sign his/her name to a death certificate? - ✔✔no
✔✔the apprentice embalmer applicant must be - ✔✔over 18
✔✔when does a certificate of apprenticeship expire? - ✔✔when apprentice becomes an
embalmer or after 6 years
✔✔when does an apprentice embalmer file a report of apprenticeship - ✔✔on or before
january 15 of each year covering the period of apprenticeship
✔✔how long is the term of apprenticeship? - ✔✔2 years, 6 years max if leave of
absence occurs
✔✔when can the term of apprenticeship be served? - ✔✔before, after, or divided by the
mortuary science program
✔✔where can the term of apprenticeship be served? - ✔✔in a licensed funeral
establishment that shall have been previously approved for apprenticeship training by
the bureau
✔✔do all apprentices have to be full-time employees of a funeral establishment? -
✔✔yes
✔✔how long can an apprentice take a leave of absence? - ✔✔shall not be approved for
a longer period than an aggregate of one year
✔✔what acts or omissions may cause the bureau to suspend or revoke a certificate of
apprenticeship? - ✔✔failure to devote full time or duties
failure to make any report required
absence from duty
being under the influence of any controlled substance while on duty
disobedience of proper order/instructions from supervisor
violation of any provision/rule/regulation of bureau
soliciting business for a FDR/embalmer
fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining certificate
conviction of a crime
