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Definitions of key terms related to the funeral industry in california, including terms like 'embalmer', 'funeral director', and 'funeral establishment'. It also includes a series of questions that could be used for studying for the california funeral director license exam. A valuable resource for individuals preparing for the exam and provides a basic understanding of the funeral industry.
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California Funeral Director License Exam with verified Answers
embalmer โ CORRECT ANSWER-one who is duly qualified lo disinfect or preserve human remains by injection or external application of antiscptics. disinfectants, or preservative fluids embalming under the instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a licensed embalmer funeral director โ CORRECT ANSWER- person engaged in or conducting of preparing remains for burial or disposal, maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral director", "undertaker". or โmort s conducted in a funeral establishment โ CORRECT ANSWER-place of busine building devoted exclusively to those activitics related to preparation and arrangement for dispostion trustee โ CORRECT ANSWER-banking institution or trust company handling funds trustor โ CORRECT ANSWER-person who pays money beneficiary โ CORRECT ANSWER -person for whom the servic s are arranged corpus of the trust โ CORRECT ANSWER-all monies paid and securities delivered by trustor where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? โ CORRECT ANSWER- division 3. chapter 12 of B&P code what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? โ CORRECT ANSWER- licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? โ CORRECT ANSWER- protection of the public according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may relating to 7 CORRECT ANSWER-adopt & enforce rules and regs embalming, business of funcral directing, sanitary conditions for places of business, t practice of apprentices and students, scope of exams, and carrying out provisions relating to peace. health. safety, welfare and morals what premises can the bureau inspect? โ CORRECT 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? โ CORRECT ANSWER-state funeral directors & embalmers fund the funeral directors and embalmers law docs not apply to โ CORRECT ANSWER- officers of public institution or medical college. hospitals, ket sellers, cometery solely for the interment of human dead the applicant for a funeral establishment license must be โ CORRECT ANSWER-1 8 y/o, and shall not have committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under section 480 the applicant for a funeral director license must be โ CORRECT ANSWER-18 y/o, possesses an AA or AS or equivalent, and shall not have committed any crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under section 480 do licensed funcral directors have to be employed by a licensed funeral establishment to conduct funerals? - CORRECT ANSWER-y es docs the applicant for the funeral director license have to be employed at a funeral establishment? โ CORRECT ANSWER-=no whal subjecls are covered on the funeral director exam? โ CORRECT ANSWER- signs of death, manner by which death may be determined, laws governing the prep, burial, disposal of human remains, and the shipment of bodies dying from infection/contagious diseases, local health and sanitary ordinances. and regs relating to funeral directing & embalming does every funcral establishment have to have a funcral establishment license? โ n more than one funeral establishment be at the same address no what are the reqs for changing the localion of a funeral establishment? โ CORRECT ANSWER - obtain approval from the bureau before changing location is there a fee for changing your name on your license or the name of the funcral establishment? โ CORRECT ANSWER-yes, $40 can a funeral establishment license be assigned? โ CORRECT ANSWER-yes. may be assigned upon payment of the fec, and submission of an audit report prepared and signed by an independent CPA or PA currently licensed by the state can a funeral director license be assigned? โ CORRECT ANSWER -only in the case of death of FDR who leaves part or all assets of FH in his/her estate. the bureau may issue a temporary license Jor 6 months โ an extension may also be given to allow [or the assets of the estate to be distributed as circumstances warrant gned? โ CORRECT ANSWERโno can an embalmer license be a whal is a temporary establishment licens: months from the date of issue who can embalm human remains? โ CORRECT ANSWER~a licensed embalmer, an apprentice embalmer under the supervision of his/her licensed supervising embalmer. or by a student in a program aceredited by the ABFSE under the supervision of a licensed embalmer ean embalmers participate in the uniform anatomical gill act? โ CORRECT ANSWER- yes, if such embalmer has completed a course in tissue removal for transplant, or therapeutic or scientific purposes approved by the Medical Board of CA of the state of CA what written information is required on the arrangement counselor training program outline? โ CORRECT ANSWER-training time, place, and participants the apprentice embalmer applicant must be โ CORRECT ANSWER-over 18 when docs a certificate of apprenticeship expire? โ CORRECT ANSWER-when apprentice becomes an embalmer or after 6 years when docs an apprentice embalmer file a report of apprenticeship โ CORRECT ANSWER-on or before january 15 of each year covering the period of apprenticeship how long is the term of apprenticeship? โ CORRECT ANSWER-2 years, 6 years max if loave of absence occurs when can the lerm of apprenticeship be served? โ CORRECT ANSWER-before. aller, or divided by the mortuary science program where can the term of apprenticeship be served? โ CORRECT ANSWER-in a licensed funeral establishment thal shall have been previously approved for apprenticeship training by the bureau do all apprent have to be full-time employees of a funeral establishment? โ how long can an apprentice take a leave of absence? โ CORRECT ANSWER-shall not be approved for a longer period than an aggregate of one year whal acts or omissions may cause the bureau lo suspend or revoke a certificate of apprenticeship? โ CORRECT ANSWER -failure to devote full time or duties failure to make any report required absence from duty being under the influence of any controlled substance while on duty disobedience of proper order/instructions from supervisor violation of any provision/rule/regulation of bureau soliciting business for a FOR/embalmer fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining certificate conviction of a crime what are the reqs for funeral establishments wishing lo train apprentic CORRECT ANSWER-minimum of 50 remains per apprentice per year, full-time employment for apprentices and cmbalmer with 2 years practical experience, pass inspection when can an apprentice embalmer embalm at more than one funeral establishment? โ CORRECT ANSWER-when the apprentice requested and approved to serve in any and all of PII establishments what is the grandfather clause? โ CORRECT ANSWER-no person who is duly registered apprentice or student in an approved mort sci program in CA at the time of any amendment, raising the reqs for apprentice embalmers or license as an embalmer shall be required to comply with the provisions of that amendment do funeral establishment, funeral director, embalmer, and certificates of apprenticeship have to be displayed? il so, how? โ CORRECT ANSWER-yes, publicly what is included on the CPL? โ CORRECT ANSWER -prices, thickness of metal, type of wood, interior, and color when does the statute of limitations apply? โ CORRECT ANSWER -after the CFB finds out about it what is a plea of nolo contendere? โ CORRECT ANSWER="no contest" โ doasn't admit guilt but accepts punishment can a suspended, canceled, or revoked license be reinstated? โ CORRECT ANSWER- yes what acts/omissions under the funcral directors and embalmers act are also crimes? โ how long can an expired license be renewed? โ CORRECT ANSWER -within Dy what are the fees under the funeral directors and embalmers law? โ CORRECT ANSWER see schedule of fees what is the annual administration fee for preneed trusts? โ CORRECT ANSWER-4% what is the revocation fee for prenced trusts? โ CORRECT ANSWER-10% of the corpus how long docs a funeral director have to deposit funds in the trust after receiving? โ CORRECT ANSWER-30 days when musl the funeral director file an annual preneed fund audit? - CORRECT ANSWER -within 120 days of the close of the fund's fis cal year what is the penalty for violating the trust fund provisions of the BPC? โ CORRECT ANSWER 6 months in jail and/or $500 fine how long docs a person have to notify the bureau of any change in mailing addres CORRECT ANSWER โimmeciately what are the requirements lor funeral establishments wishing lo share licensed funeral direetors? โ CORRECT ANSWER common ownership, within 60 miles of designated head office, form & foe what information must a funeral director include in all advertising? โ CORRECT ANSWER license number, name and license number of establishment where they are employed, and city/community clean and what are the regs [or maintaining first call vehicles? โ CORRECT ANSWER: sanitary and free from deleterious odors at all times, clean immediately after being used or as soon as practical what information must a funeral establishment include in all advertising? โ CORRECT ANSWER-namo, license number, and city/community where located what constitutes as a change in ownership of a funcral establishment? โ CORRECT ANSWER- transfer, in a single transaction or series of several, where more than 50% of the equitable interest in ownership what is the definition of embalming used in the authorization to aceept or decline embalming? โ CORRECT ANSWER addition to, or the replacement of, body fluids by what is the 24 hour rule? โ CORRECT ANSWER -unembalmed bodies must be refrigerated after 24 hours what are the requirements for funeral establishments wishing to share prep/storage rooms? โ CORRECT ANSWER common ownership or contractual agreement, within 60 miles, designaled separate labeled areas, identification and labeling system identifying bodics at facility, meets reqs. apply & pass inspection when must an apprentice embalmer be under the direct supervision and in the presence of his/her designated supervising embalmer? โ CORRECT ANSWER: first 25 cases what must the designated supervising embalmer do if an apprentice embalms outside Ps CORRECT ANSWER-make a personal inspection and approve of the body in the presence of the apprentice ol his/her presenc what are the reqs for funeral establishments wishing to be treated in aggregate for training apprentices? โ CORRECT ANSWER -under common ownership, 1 established main office, within 60 miles of main office when can an individual take the embalmer exam? โ CORRECT ANSWER after completion of mort sci college regardless of having completed apprenticeship what are class A violations? - CORRECT ANSWER-$1001.00-$2500.00 what are class B violations? - CORRECT ANSWER-$501.00-$1000.00 what are class C violations? - CORRECT ANSWER-$100.00-$500.00 what factors are considered when administrative fees are imposed? โ CORRECT cooperation with CFB, and mitigation of damage gravity of violation, good or bad faith, history of violations, willfulness. if the fine assessed is nol paid. what will happen to the renewal of the license? โ CORRECT ANSWER -full amount of fine must be paid before renewal how can a licensee appeal a citation? โ CORRECT ANSWER-file with CFB within 30 days a wrillen request for a hearing what does "substantially related to the duties of a licensed embalmer" mean? โ CORRECT ANSWER -cvidence of present or potential unfitness to perform the functions aulhorized by the license consistent with public health, safety, or welfare what factors are evaluated in determining rehabilitation of the licensee? โ CORRECT compliance with probation/restitution, evidence of rehabilitation nature and severity of act(s). total criminal record, time since commiss on, where must CCR 1221 be posted? โ CORRECT ANSWER - outside of all doors leading directly to prep/embalming/storage rooms what are the fees charged by the CPB? โ CORRECT ANSWER-see CFB fee schedule what docs the notice requirement in regards to caskets include? โ CORRECT ANSWER- there is no scientific or other evidence that any casket with a scaling device will preserve human remains how long docs a funeral director haye to REFUND trust funds? โ CORRECT ANSWER- 15 days what records must be kept for trust funds? โ CORRECT ANSWER individual contract, ledger account, receipts, disbursements, portfolio of investments what are the limitations on funeral directors that are unable lo perform under a trust contract? โ CORRECT ANSWER-trustecs pay all trust corpus and net income to beneficiary, trustor or legal rep. no revocation fec allowed what information must be included in the preneed trust agreement? โ CORRECT ANSWER-name and address of trustor, beneficiary, trustee (s), funeral establishment (and phone #), serial number, SFGSS. guaranteed/non, that trustees will pay. revocation lee, disclosures what information regarding guarantee and nonโguarantee trust components must be provided to consumers? โ CORRECT ANSWER-guarantecd โ terms and conditions limiting the guaranlee non-guaranteed โ how the balance will be applied and that additional payments/refund may be required what must a funeral director provide in order to collect funds when a prenced trust is serviced? โ CORRECT ANSWER-death certificate and proof that ser were provided s/goods are licensees required to complete continuing education? โ CORRECT ANSWER-not presently ~ CORRECT ANSWER -writren instruction regarding goods and/or services for final disposition. may be unfunded or what is the definition of a preneed arrangemen paid what information must be disclosed to families regarding prenced funcral agreements? - CORRECT ANSWER-whcether or not the funeral establishment has any preneed agreement made by or on behalf of the deceased