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New York State Funeral Law Examination||Verified
Exam!!||, 2026/2027-Question Funeral Service Law and
Regulatory Competency Examination with
Rationales||Newest Exam!!!
While the term "Funeral Home" is used all across NYS, it
is not an official, legal term used in the law to define or
describe funeral directing activities or requirements. -
Answer-True
A person who causes the death of another, and at the time
was the subject of an order of protection protecting the
decedent, does not have the automatic right to control the
disposition of the remains of the decedent. - Answer-True
What is the order of priority right to control the disposition
of human remains of the following, from highest to lowest -
Answer-1. Domestic partner
2. Any of decedents surviving children age 18 or more
3. Decedents surviving parents
4. Decedents surviving siblings age 18 or more
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For the name of a person to be on a funeral establishment
business card, they must be - Answer-Living person, duly
licensed and duly registered
A single physical location, address or premises devoted to
or used for the care and preparation of a body of a
deceased person for disposition and for mourning or
funeral ceremonial purpose is the definition of a - Answer-
Funeral establishment
The registration renewal application for a funeral
establishment must include the following notification if they
occurred during the previous biennium period - Answer-1.
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm
assets
2. Sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. Death of any manager or funeral director in the previous
two years
4. Termination of the business entity
After 25 years of continuous service as a funeral director
in this state, how many CEU'S must that director
accumulate to have their registration renewed at the end
of every biennium period. - Answer-12
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Which is the proper, legal titles in NYS used to identify
those individuals engaged in the practice of funeral
directing - Answer-1. Undertaker
2. Embalmer
3. Funeral director
The use of a rental casket for viewing hours at a Funeral
in NYS is - Answer-Not prohibited by regulation
Funeral directors must complete a minimum of _____
contact hours of continuing education in each registration
biennium to be eligible for registration renewal at the
conclusion of the current biennium period - Answer-12
Which of the following titles (if used in NYS) authorizes the
holder to be present and personally supervise and arrange
for the removal or transfer of a dead human body from the
place where death occurs with no other license or
registered funeral service professional in attendance? -
Answer-1. Funeral director
2. Registered Resident
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A funeral firm must conspicuously and legibly display the
actual retail price on each casket, outer interment
entombment receptacle they display, with the actual retain
price printed in _____ inch or larger numbers - Answer-
One Half
When would a funeral establishments biennium
registration start? - Answer-July 1 2021
Which arteries does the DOH require as a "test for death"
prior to embalming - Answer-Pulsation has cesed in the
radial or other arteries
The name of a registered resident may be on the
letterhead of a funeral establishment - Answer-False
All changes on an itemization of funeral services and
merchandise selected are going to be listed under either
funeral homes charges or cash advances - Answer-True
When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an
individual, the individual must be a licensed and registered
NYS funeral director - Answer-True
New York State Funeral Law Examination||Verified
Exam!!||, 2026/2027-Question Funeral Service Law and
Regulatory Competency Examination with
Rationales||Newest Exam!!!
While the term "Funeral Home" is used all across NYS, it
is not an official, legal term used in the law to define or
describe funeral directing activities or requirements. -
Answer-True
A person who causes the death of another, and at the time
was the subject of an order of protection protecting the
decedent, does not have the automatic right to control the
disposition of the remains of the decedent. - Answer-True
What is the order of priority right to control the disposition
of human remains of the following, from highest to lowest -
Answer-1. Domestic partner
2. Any of decedents surviving children age 18 or more
3. Decedents surviving parents
4. Decedents surviving siblings age 18 or more
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For the name of a person to be on a funeral establishment
business card, they must be - Answer-Living person, duly
licensed and duly registered
A single physical location, address or premises devoted to
or used for the care and preparation of a body of a
deceased person for disposition and for mourning or
funeral ceremonial purpose is the definition of a - Answer-
Funeral establishment
The registration renewal application for a funeral
establishment must include the following notification if they
occurred during the previous biennium period - Answer-1.
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the funeral firm
assets
2. Sale or transfer of the controlling interest of the firm
3. Death of any manager or funeral director in the previous
two years
4. Termination of the business entity
After 25 years of continuous service as a funeral director
in this state, how many CEU'S must that director
accumulate to have their registration renewed at the end
of every biennium period. - Answer-12
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Which is the proper, legal titles in NYS used to identify
those individuals engaged in the practice of funeral
directing - Answer-1. Undertaker
2. Embalmer
3. Funeral director
The use of a rental casket for viewing hours at a Funeral
in NYS is - Answer-Not prohibited by regulation
Funeral directors must complete a minimum of _____
contact hours of continuing education in each registration
biennium to be eligible for registration renewal at the
conclusion of the current biennium period - Answer-12
Which of the following titles (if used in NYS) authorizes the
holder to be present and personally supervise and arrange
for the removal or transfer of a dead human body from the
place where death occurs with no other license or
registered funeral service professional in attendance? -
Answer-1. Funeral director
2. Registered Resident
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A funeral firm must conspicuously and legibly display the
actual retail price on each casket, outer interment
entombment receptacle they display, with the actual retain
price printed in _____ inch or larger numbers - Answer-
One Half
When would a funeral establishments biennium
registration start? - Answer-July 1 2021
Which arteries does the DOH require as a "test for death"
prior to embalming - Answer-Pulsation has cesed in the
radial or other arteries
The name of a registered resident may be on the
letterhead of a funeral establishment - Answer-False
All changes on an itemization of funeral services and
merchandise selected are going to be listed under either
funeral homes charges or cash advances - Answer-True
When a funeral firm is owned and operated by an
individual, the individual must be a licensed and registered
NYS funeral director - Answer-True
