OKLAHOMA FUNERAL SERVICE BOARD LICENSING
EXAM 2026/2027– COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE ON
STATE LAWS, RULES, AND PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
Dead human remains shall be picked up only under the direction and
personal supervision of a licensed funeral director/embalmer. Which of the
following is not an exception to the rule, according to statute?
Unlicensed personnel transfer body from residence to funeral home
Stillborns are entitled to which of the following burial association benefits
of a $100.00 policy?
$25
The legal term for a new trial is
A trial de novo
Any arrangement whereby property is transferred from one person to
another for the benefit of a third party
Trust
According to statute, an Oklahoma permit for disposal is provided by
OCME
According to board rules, which of the following is true regarding
minimum requirements of the funeral service establishment
It must have a specific street address or location
True or False
To insure the integrity of vital statistics records, death certificates are to
be held strictly confidential.
FALSE
True or False
The treasurer of a burial association must be bonded by an insurance
company.
TRUE
True or False
Pituitary glands may be removed by the medical examiner without
,permission from the next of kin, assuming a cranial autopsy is going to be
performed.
TRUE
Upon an adverse ruling by the Oklahoma Funeral Board a licensee whose
license was suspended may appeal directly from such board action
To the district court of the county where the licensee practiced
True or False
A death for which the decedent was being treated by physician within 14
days of the death does not have to be investigated by the medical
examiner.
True
True or False
Burial association funds may be deposited in a cash deposit in an
Oklahoma bank.
TRUE
Burial associations may invest its trust funds in
State and National Banks
All licenses granted by the Oklahoma Funeral Board automatically
terminate if renewal fees are not paid by
April 30
True or False
In the event that death occurs beyond a distance of 50 miles, the burial
association, may, in lieu of complete service, deliver $60.00 to the policy
holder.
TRUE
True or False
A cemetery sexton may not inter any body or fetus unless it is
accompanied by a death certificate:
TRUE
The authority necessary to allow a person to sell a preneed funeral is
called:
Permit issued pursuant to title 36 of okla. Statutes
Records of the chief medical examiner's office as well as testimony from
the chief medical examiner, any medical examiner or assistant are
Admissable in criminal actions
, True or False
A death certificate may be filed a week after the death if the statutorily
prescribed period results in undue hardship.
FALSE
Which of the following may be appointed to oversee vital statistics for a
given registration district? (this person would transmit the certificate filed
with him/her to the state registrar of vital statistics.)
Local Registrar
True or False
When disinterring remains dead of small pox, extra precautions shall be
exercised by those charged with disinterment, regardless of the length of
time of death.
FALSE
True or False
A burial association may issue a burial agreement containing burial
benefits not exceeding twice the burial benefits provided in the articles of
agreement of the burial association act.
TRUE
True or False
A penalty of $1000.00 shall be assessed to all establishment renewals
submitted after the thirtyfirst of january in the year following the renewal
FALSE
According to Oklahoma statute, which of the following does not require an
Oklahoma permit for disposal?
A body shipped in Oklahoma to be cremated
Any person who negligently discloses epidemiological information
classified as confidential, upon conviction, is guilty of
Misdemeanor
When are renewal fees due?
December 31st
All establishment licenses issued expire when?
December 31st of the year issued
Requirements for Funeral Board Members
EXAM 2026/2027– COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE ON
STATE LAWS, RULES, AND PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
Dead human remains shall be picked up only under the direction and
personal supervision of a licensed funeral director/embalmer. Which of the
following is not an exception to the rule, according to statute?
Unlicensed personnel transfer body from residence to funeral home
Stillborns are entitled to which of the following burial association benefits
of a $100.00 policy?
$25
The legal term for a new trial is
A trial de novo
Any arrangement whereby property is transferred from one person to
another for the benefit of a third party
Trust
According to statute, an Oklahoma permit for disposal is provided by
OCME
According to board rules, which of the following is true regarding
minimum requirements of the funeral service establishment
It must have a specific street address or location
True or False
To insure the integrity of vital statistics records, death certificates are to
be held strictly confidential.
FALSE
True or False
The treasurer of a burial association must be bonded by an insurance
company.
TRUE
True or False
Pituitary glands may be removed by the medical examiner without
,permission from the next of kin, assuming a cranial autopsy is going to be
performed.
TRUE
Upon an adverse ruling by the Oklahoma Funeral Board a licensee whose
license was suspended may appeal directly from such board action
To the district court of the county where the licensee practiced
True or False
A death for which the decedent was being treated by physician within 14
days of the death does not have to be investigated by the medical
examiner.
True
True or False
Burial association funds may be deposited in a cash deposit in an
Oklahoma bank.
TRUE
Burial associations may invest its trust funds in
State and National Banks
All licenses granted by the Oklahoma Funeral Board automatically
terminate if renewal fees are not paid by
April 30
True or False
In the event that death occurs beyond a distance of 50 miles, the burial
association, may, in lieu of complete service, deliver $60.00 to the policy
holder.
TRUE
True or False
A cemetery sexton may not inter any body or fetus unless it is
accompanied by a death certificate:
TRUE
The authority necessary to allow a person to sell a preneed funeral is
called:
Permit issued pursuant to title 36 of okla. Statutes
Records of the chief medical examiner's office as well as testimony from
the chief medical examiner, any medical examiner or assistant are
Admissable in criminal actions
, True or False
A death certificate may be filed a week after the death if the statutorily
prescribed period results in undue hardship.
FALSE
Which of the following may be appointed to oversee vital statistics for a
given registration district? (this person would transmit the certificate filed
with him/her to the state registrar of vital statistics.)
Local Registrar
True or False
When disinterring remains dead of small pox, extra precautions shall be
exercised by those charged with disinterment, regardless of the length of
time of death.
FALSE
True or False
A burial association may issue a burial agreement containing burial
benefits not exceeding twice the burial benefits provided in the articles of
agreement of the burial association act.
TRUE
True or False
A penalty of $1000.00 shall be assessed to all establishment renewals
submitted after the thirtyfirst of january in the year following the renewal
FALSE
According to Oklahoma statute, which of the following does not require an
Oklahoma permit for disposal?
A body shipped in Oklahoma to be cremated
Any person who negligently discloses epidemiological information
classified as confidential, upon conviction, is guilty of
Misdemeanor
When are renewal fees due?
December 31st
All establishment licenses issued expire when?
December 31st of the year issued
Requirements for Funeral Board Members
