TEXAS FUNERAL LAW LATEST EXAM PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Solicitation - ✔✔any direct or indirect contact a person near death or their family in
attempt to influence their selection of a funeral service provider. This behavior is against
the law.
✔✔Their are ___ members of the TFSC - ✔✔seven (two dual licensed, one cemetery
operator, four members of the general public)
✔✔the TFSC meets - ✔✔once per quarter of every calendar year
✔✔If you get a subpoena from the TFSC, - ✔✔you must appear for a hearing and bring
any requested documents
✔✔(sec 651.157) How often should a cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, etc,
shall be inspected by the TFSC at least __________ - ✔✔once every two years (sec
651.157)
✔✔(sec 651.1571) For perpetual care cemeteries, inspection is not required unless
_______ - ✔✔an interment has taken place in the past two years, or the commission
has received a complaint (sec 651.1571)
, ✔✔How many hours are required to complete a provisional license? - ✔✔There is no
provision in the TAC concerning hours worked for a provisional license. This is not
covered by the law.
✔✔(sec 651.261) A license holder shall __________________ the holder's license in
______ place of business at which the license holder practices - ✔✔conspicuously
display; each (sec 651.261)
✔✔(sec 651.266) For continuing education, it is required to have __ hours to facilitate
renewal every ___ years - ✔✔16; 2 (sec 651.266)
✔✔(sec 651.266) For continuing education, it is required that you have 2 hours each of
- ✔✔vital stats, tx law, ethics
✔✔(sec 651.266) for the remaining 8 hours of CEU credits, some can be gained by
attending - ✔✔meetings at the TFSC (sec 651.266)
✔✔(sec 651.306) Personal Supervision: for the purposes of this chapter, person
supervision requires the ___________ of a funeral director at the specified time and
place a funeral service is being provided - ✔✔physical presence (sec 651.266)
✔✔(sec 651.401) If there is no reasonable probability that a representative of the
funeral home will encounter a family member [or other person by whom the
arrangements will be made] then the person doing the pick-up does not have to be a
__________ - ✔✔licensed funeral director or embalmer (sec 651.401)
✔✔(sec 651.401) if an unlicensed person inadvertently encounters a family member of
the deceased [or the person who will be making the arrangements], the unlicensed
person shall restrict communication to - ✔✔1) identifying the unlicensed person's
employer 2)arrange an appointment with a licensed person 3) make any legally required
disclosures
✔✔(sec 651.401) Note: provisionals MAY - ✔✔ask for permission to embalm, and MAY
give out a GPL
✔✔(sec 651.404) When funeral services are discussed, an agent of the funeral home
must provide __________ with a brochure containing consumer information - ✔✔each
prospective customer; 'Facts about Funerals' (sec 651.404)
✔✔(sec 651.452) a person violates this chapter and may lose their license if they .... -
✔✔Commit any misdemeanor related to funeral directing or embalming, commit any
felony, are deemed by a court to be of unsound mind, or become unfit to practice due to
substance abuse (sec 651.452)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Solicitation - ✔✔any direct or indirect contact a person near death or their family in
attempt to influence their selection of a funeral service provider. This behavior is against
the law.
✔✔Their are ___ members of the TFSC - ✔✔seven (two dual licensed, one cemetery
operator, four members of the general public)
✔✔the TFSC meets - ✔✔once per quarter of every calendar year
✔✔If you get a subpoena from the TFSC, - ✔✔you must appear for a hearing and bring
any requested documents
✔✔(sec 651.157) How often should a cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, etc,
shall be inspected by the TFSC at least __________ - ✔✔once every two years (sec
651.157)
✔✔(sec 651.1571) For perpetual care cemeteries, inspection is not required unless
_______ - ✔✔an interment has taken place in the past two years, or the commission
has received a complaint (sec 651.1571)
, ✔✔How many hours are required to complete a provisional license? - ✔✔There is no
provision in the TAC concerning hours worked for a provisional license. This is not
covered by the law.
✔✔(sec 651.261) A license holder shall __________________ the holder's license in
______ place of business at which the license holder practices - ✔✔conspicuously
display; each (sec 651.261)
✔✔(sec 651.266) For continuing education, it is required to have __ hours to facilitate
renewal every ___ years - ✔✔16; 2 (sec 651.266)
✔✔(sec 651.266) For continuing education, it is required that you have 2 hours each of
- ✔✔vital stats, tx law, ethics
✔✔(sec 651.266) for the remaining 8 hours of CEU credits, some can be gained by
attending - ✔✔meetings at the TFSC (sec 651.266)
✔✔(sec 651.306) Personal Supervision: for the purposes of this chapter, person
supervision requires the ___________ of a funeral director at the specified time and
place a funeral service is being provided - ✔✔physical presence (sec 651.266)
✔✔(sec 651.401) If there is no reasonable probability that a representative of the
funeral home will encounter a family member [or other person by whom the
arrangements will be made] then the person doing the pick-up does not have to be a
__________ - ✔✔licensed funeral director or embalmer (sec 651.401)
✔✔(sec 651.401) if an unlicensed person inadvertently encounters a family member of
the deceased [or the person who will be making the arrangements], the unlicensed
person shall restrict communication to - ✔✔1) identifying the unlicensed person's
employer 2)arrange an appointment with a licensed person 3) make any legally required
disclosures
✔✔(sec 651.401) Note: provisionals MAY - ✔✔ask for permission to embalm, and MAY
give out a GPL
✔✔(sec 651.404) When funeral services are discussed, an agent of the funeral home
must provide __________ with a brochure containing consumer information - ✔✔each
prospective customer; 'Facts about Funerals' (sec 651.404)
✔✔(sec 651.452) a person violates this chapter and may lose their license if they .... -
✔✔Commit any misdemeanor related to funeral directing or embalming, commit any
felony, are deemed by a court to be of unsound mind, or become unfit to practice due to
substance abuse (sec 651.452)
