CA FUNERAL LAW REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Once you’ve been granted a license to operate a funeral establishment in
California, what types of activities are legally permitted at the facility?
✔✔ Only those activities that are necessary, convenient, or related to the
preparation and funeral arrangements of human remains.
What facility requirements must be met for a funeral establishment to be
licensed in California?
✔✔ The establishment must have either a properly equipped preparation
room or a suitable room for storing human remains, which may be shared
under legal agreement with another licensed location.
After passing the California Funeral Director’s Exam, when are you
legally allowed to represent yourself as a funeral director?
✔✔ As soon as you are employed by a licensed funeral establishment.
What are the qualifications required to become a licensed funeral director
in California?
✔✔
At least 18 years old
Pass the California Funeral Director’s Exam
Hold an Associate of Arts (AA) degree (or higher)
Under California law, for which of the following items is it illegal for a
funeral director to charge a service fee?
✔✔ Certified copies of the death certificate (a cash advance item)
If an individual has not successfully passed the Funeral Director's Exam, what
qualifications must one possess in order to consult with the family of a
deceased person for the purpose of arranging for funeral services? -
ANSWER✔✔Received documented training on laws pertaining to funeral
directing
, Under what circumstances must an employee of, or a person seeking
employment with, a funeral establishment, disclose that he or she has held a
license that was issued by the Bureau which has been suspended, revoked, or
placed on probation? - ANSWER✔✔If suspended, revoked, or placed on
probation within the last 10 years
When is a representative of a funeral establishment required to provide a
written price list to an individual? - ANSWER✔✔At the beginning of
discussion of prices or funeral goods and services offered
In what manner must the "Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery
Purchases" be displayed and provided to consumers by a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER✔✔By both prominently displaying the guide and
providing it for retention prior to drafting a contract for funeral services
Which of the following persons are exempt from the law requiring that an
individual register as a Cremated Remains Disposer with Cemetery and
Funeral Bureau prior to scattering cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔Licensed
funeral directors
When must the "Declaration for Preneed Disclosure" be presented? -
ANSWER✔✔Prior to drafting any at-need contract for funeral goods or
services
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau shall require an applicant for an embalmer's
license to pass which of the following: - ANSWER✔✔Both an examination
administered by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau related to CA laws and regs
pertaining to the funeral industry and an examination administered by the
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
Which of the following positions within a funeral establishment require an
individual to be licensed as a funeral director by the state of CA? -
ANSWER✔✔Funeral Establishment Manager
What may an applicant to assign a funeral establishment's license obtain if the
applicant cannot submit an audit report regarding the accuracy of the preneed
trust? - ANSWER✔✔A surety bond in an amount equal to 50% greater than
the corpus of the trust, if approved by the bureau
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Once you’ve been granted a license to operate a funeral establishment in
California, what types of activities are legally permitted at the facility?
✔✔ Only those activities that are necessary, convenient, or related to the
preparation and funeral arrangements of human remains.
What facility requirements must be met for a funeral establishment to be
licensed in California?
✔✔ The establishment must have either a properly equipped preparation
room or a suitable room for storing human remains, which may be shared
under legal agreement with another licensed location.
After passing the California Funeral Director’s Exam, when are you
legally allowed to represent yourself as a funeral director?
✔✔ As soon as you are employed by a licensed funeral establishment.
What are the qualifications required to become a licensed funeral director
in California?
✔✔
At least 18 years old
Pass the California Funeral Director’s Exam
Hold an Associate of Arts (AA) degree (or higher)
Under California law, for which of the following items is it illegal for a
funeral director to charge a service fee?
✔✔ Certified copies of the death certificate (a cash advance item)
If an individual has not successfully passed the Funeral Director's Exam, what
qualifications must one possess in order to consult with the family of a
deceased person for the purpose of arranging for funeral services? -
ANSWER✔✔Received documented training on laws pertaining to funeral
directing
, Under what circumstances must an employee of, or a person seeking
employment with, a funeral establishment, disclose that he or she has held a
license that was issued by the Bureau which has been suspended, revoked, or
placed on probation? - ANSWER✔✔If suspended, revoked, or placed on
probation within the last 10 years
When is a representative of a funeral establishment required to provide a
written price list to an individual? - ANSWER✔✔At the beginning of
discussion of prices or funeral goods and services offered
In what manner must the "Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery
Purchases" be displayed and provided to consumers by a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER✔✔By both prominently displaying the guide and
providing it for retention prior to drafting a contract for funeral services
Which of the following persons are exempt from the law requiring that an
individual register as a Cremated Remains Disposer with Cemetery and
Funeral Bureau prior to scattering cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔Licensed
funeral directors
When must the "Declaration for Preneed Disclosure" be presented? -
ANSWER✔✔Prior to drafting any at-need contract for funeral goods or
services
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau shall require an applicant for an embalmer's
license to pass which of the following: - ANSWER✔✔Both an examination
administered by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau related to CA laws and regs
pertaining to the funeral industry and an examination administered by the
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
Which of the following positions within a funeral establishment require an
individual to be licensed as a funeral director by the state of CA? -
ANSWER✔✔Funeral Establishment Manager
What may an applicant to assign a funeral establishment's license obtain if the
applicant cannot submit an audit report regarding the accuracy of the preneed
trust? - ANSWER✔✔A surety bond in an amount equal to 50% greater than
the corpus of the trust, if approved by the bureau
