INDIANA STATE BOARD FUNERAL EXAM FULLY SOLVED UPDATED 2025

INDIANA STATE BOARD FUNERAL EXAM FULLY SOLVED UPDATED 2025 Dead body - -human body deprived of life but not yet entirely disintegrated Corpse - -human body, deprived of live and not entirely disintegrated All regulation and licensing is conducted by the - -state board of cemetery and funeral services Certain persons that are exempt from licensing include - -a seller of funeral merchandise, at need or of preneed, only if ratified by a licensed person. A person who only cremates human remains, performs services for a morgue or a school of mortuary science. A person who conducts a funeral without remains and final disposition of remains will be conducted under the authority of a licensed person A cemetery that sells or offers advice concerning methods of final disposition. Fd licensees must obtain how many hours of accredited continuing education in a two year period? - -10 Fd licensees must have how much osha training? - -once per year, for 2 hours Out of the 10 continuing education hours in a 2 year period, how many of those hours must be on indiana law? - -4 Embalming - -the temporary preservation and disinfection of human remains by the internal or external application of chemicals or by other methods in preparation for disposition. Disposition - -- interment of human remains in the earth, mausoleum or columbarium - disposal of cremated human remains on the property of consenting owner, on uninhabited public land or on a waterway - burial at sea - delivery to a school, college or physician for anatomical education. Alternative container - -a rigid or non-rigid receptacle or other enclosure that is made of a nonmetallic material and does not have ornamentation or an inner lining. Outer burial container - -any container that is designed for placement in a grave around a casket or alternative container. Including a burial vault, grave box or liner. INDIANA INDIANA Grounds for discipline - -a licensee that promotes or participates in a scheme or plan in the nature of a burial association, burial certificate plan, or burial membership plan. Grounds for discipline - -after an individual had died, personally or via an agent solicits, makes or offers to make a direct or an indirect payment of a commission for the purpose of securing the individual's human remains. Grounds for discipline - -fails to promptly surrender possession of human remains after receiving a demand from the person legally entitled to custody. Grounds for discipline - -transports or disposes of human remains without a permit required by law. Grounds for discipline - --takes possession of remains without authorization from the person legally entitled to custody of remains. -makes a misleading claim about protective qualities of a casket, an alternative container, or an outer burial container or -or shows a casket. Etc., without a price and description. Grounds for discipline - -fails to notify the board of a change in name or address of residence within 30 days. Fee for application/issuance of a -funeral home license -funeral director license -funeral director license by reciprocity -renew a license -examination administered by the board - -$50. Fee for application/issuance/renew of an intern license - -$25. Fee for application/issuance/renew of a courtesy card - -$150. How much of every fee collected is deposited in the funeral service education fund - $5. A funeral trust must be - --irrevocable -have only 1 settlor -name a financial institution -name a licensed embalmer, fd or fh as sole beneficiary -be accompanied by a contract between settlor and beneficiary -etc... Subjects for ce credits include - --embalming or restorative art -prevention of infectious disease & compliance of public health requirements -federal & state laws INDIANA INDIANA -religion -natural science -grief counseling & psychological effects of death If an individual's license has been inactive for 4 years or more the board shall - -require the individual to pass an examination before restoring to active status. Courtesy card - -a special permit issued by the board to fd's licensed in states that border indiana Crematory authorities must file a report with the board every - -year If a crematory authority files a written request for an annual report extension, and demonstrates good cause for the extension, the board shall grand an extension of - -not more than 60 days for filing the annual report. Before cremation can take the following must be received - -a cremation authorization signed by the authorizing agent. The following information must be on a cremation authorizing form - --the identity of the human remains with e time and date of death -the name of the funeral director who obtained the authorization -the name of the authorizing agent and relationship -a statement of the authorizing agent = that they have the authority and are not aware of a superior priority who has the right -authorization to cremate -statement that remains do not contain a pacemaker or implant -the name of fd authorized to receive cremated remains from crematory Etc... Casket - -rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like material, and ornamented and has a fixed or non fixed inner lining Cremate - -to incinerate human remains and to mechanically or manually reduce the bone fragments of the remains to unidentifiable bone fragments The state board consists of - -5 members as follows: 4 members appointed by the governor, one member who must be a resident of indiana and not be associated with the practice of funeral service or cemetery operation other than as a consumer The board shall elect a chairman from the board's own membership membership every blank years - -2 years The chairman of the board serves how many years - -2 years INDIANA INDIANA Blank of the board's appointed members must be licensed funeral directors in good standing without any association with a school of mortuary science - -two Blank of the board's appointed members must be active in the cemetery industry in indiana either as an owner or a manager of an operating cemetery property - -two No more than blank of the board's appointed members may be affiliated with the same political party - -three Board official action - -an official action of the board is valid only if the action is adopted by a majority of the appointed members Priority to authority to determine final disposition and make other arrangements - - 1. Person granted authority through funeral planning declaration 2. Emergency contact if decedent died while serving in military 3. Individual specified in a power of attorney 4. Spouse 5. Surviving adult child, or if there are more than 1 the majority 6. Surviving parent or parents 7. Surviving sibling, or if there are more than 1 the majority 8. Individual in next degree of kinship to inherit the estate 9. Step child 10. Person administering estate 11. Any willing person, including fh if there is a prepaid preneed and due diligence to contact other people is executed 12. State or township 13. Coroner Person in charge of funeral arrangements has how long to exercise their rights before they are forfeited to the next person in the chain - -72 hours Funeral ceremonies - -services or rites commemorating the deceased with the dead human body present conducted in churches, in funeral homes, in cemetery's, in crematories, or elsewhere. Funeral ceremonies include visitations, funerals, graveside funeral services, and other rites or ceremonies What rights does an indiana courtesy card give you - --remove and transport embalmed and unembalmed remains to or from indiana to or from the state in which the card holder is licensed -prepare and complete sections of a death certificate and other permits for disposition -sign and file death certificates -supervise and conduct funeral ceremonies in indiana without assistance of another fd Indiana courtesy card prohibited actions - --own or operate fh or crematory in indiana -arrangements with families -embalming or preparing body INDIANA INDIANA -executing contracts -exhuming/disinterring Courtesy card fee - -$150 Fd license fee - -$50 Simultaneous cremation - -not allowed whether it be human and human or human and animal, except in the case of a miscarried fetus Score needed to pass nbe - -75% Funeral director internship must include the following - -1. Working in fh with fd supervision for at least 1,500 hours 2. Assisting in 24 embalmings 3. Assisting in the arrangement, services, and disposition of at least 24 bodies How many times can you fail a test before you have to provide proof of 5 hours of continuing ed to retake test - -3 How many continuing ed hours can be obtained through distance learning - -5 or less Fd or embalmer license must be renewed every blank years - -two Embalming room must have - -1. Sink for washing hands 2. Either wet hand sanitizer or disinfectant or dry hand san