California Funeral Director License Exam – Funeral Service Licensing and Practice Guide
embalmer - (ANSWER)one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human remains by injection or
external application of antiseptics, disinfectants, or preservative fluids
apprentice embalmer - (ANSWER)person engaged in the study of embalming under the instruction and
supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a licensed embalmer
funeral director - (ANSWER)person engaged in or conducting of preparing remains for burial or disposal,
maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral director", "undertaker", or "mortician"
funeral establishment - (ANSWER)place of business conducted in a building devoted exclusively to those
activities related to preparation and arrangement for dispostion
trustee - (ANSWER)banking institution or trust company handling funds
trustor - (ANSWER)person who pays money
beneficiary - (ANSWER)person for whom the services are arranged
corpus of the trust - (ANSWER)all monies paid and securities delivered by trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? - (ANSWER)division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? - (ANSWER)licensing, regulatory, and
disciplinary functions
what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? - (ANSWER)protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may __________ relating to
____________. - (ANSWER)adopt & enforce rules and regs; practice of embalming, business of funeral
, California Funeral Director License Exam – Funeral Service Licensing and Practice Guide
directing, sanitary conditions for places of business, apprentices and students, scope of exams, and
carrying out provisions relating to peace, health, safety, welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - (ANSWER)those in which the business of a funeral director is
conducted, embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? - (ANSWER)state funeral directors & embalmers
fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to - (ANSWER)officers of public institution or
medical college, hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for the interment of human dead
where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried? - (ANSWER)superior court of county of
sacramento, county of residence of plaintiff/petitioner, county where act occurred
what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment? - (ANSWER)specific street address,
storage room, prep room, managed by FDR, establishment license
do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if no, what are the reqs for funeral
establishments wishing to share either or both of these rooms? - (ANSWER)no; common ownership or
contractual agreement within close geographical proximity
when must a licensed funeral establishment employ a licensed funeral director? - (ANSWER)at all times
do prep/storage rooms have to be at the same location as the funeral establishment? - (ANSWER)no
anyone using the words or title ________ in connection with his/her name must be a
________________. - (ANSWER)"funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician"; licensed funeral director
what other business can be conducted on the same premises as a funeral establishment? -
(ANSWER)ambulance service
embalmer - (ANSWER)one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human remains by injection or
external application of antiseptics, disinfectants, or preservative fluids
apprentice embalmer - (ANSWER)person engaged in the study of embalming under the instruction and
supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a licensed embalmer
funeral director - (ANSWER)person engaged in or conducting of preparing remains for burial or disposal,
maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral director", "undertaker", or "mortician"
funeral establishment - (ANSWER)place of business conducted in a building devoted exclusively to those
activities related to preparation and arrangement for dispostion
trustee - (ANSWER)banking institution or trust company handling funds
trustor - (ANSWER)person who pays money
beneficiary - (ANSWER)person for whom the services are arranged
corpus of the trust - (ANSWER)all monies paid and securities delivered by trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? - (ANSWER)division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? - (ANSWER)licensing, regulatory, and
disciplinary functions
what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? - (ANSWER)protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may __________ relating to
____________. - (ANSWER)adopt & enforce rules and regs; practice of embalming, business of funeral
, California Funeral Director License Exam – Funeral Service Licensing and Practice Guide
directing, sanitary conditions for places of business, apprentices and students, scope of exams, and
carrying out provisions relating to peace, health, safety, welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - (ANSWER)those in which the business of a funeral director is
conducted, embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? - (ANSWER)state funeral directors & embalmers
fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to - (ANSWER)officers of public institution or
medical college, hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for the interment of human dead
where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried? - (ANSWER)superior court of county of
sacramento, county of residence of plaintiff/petitioner, county where act occurred
what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment? - (ANSWER)specific street address,
storage room, prep room, managed by FDR, establishment license
do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if no, what are the reqs for funeral
establishments wishing to share either or both of these rooms? - (ANSWER)no; common ownership or
contractual agreement within close geographical proximity
when must a licensed funeral establishment employ a licensed funeral director? - (ANSWER)at all times
do prep/storage rooms have to be at the same location as the funeral establishment? - (ANSWER)no
anyone using the words or title ________ in connection with his/her name must be a
________________. - (ANSWER)"funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician"; licensed funeral director
what other business can be conducted on the same premises as a funeral establishment? -
(ANSWER)ambulance service
