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PA State Board of Funeral Directors Exam:
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Question 1: Official name of the Board
CORRECT ANSWER : State Board of Funeral Directors of the
Department of State of the Commonwealth
Question 2: How many members serve on the board?
CORRECT ANSWER : 9
Question 3: How are members of the board appointed?
CORRECT ANSWER : Appointed by the Governor with advice
and consent of the Senate.
Question 4: What are the qualifications of board members?
CORRECT ANSWER : Must be licensed funeral directors of
good moral character who have practiced for 10 years
Question 5: How long is the term for members of the board?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5 years
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Question 6: What happens at the end of a board member's term
if a successor has not been appointed?
CORRECT ANSWER : Member will continue to serve for a
period not to exceed 6 months
Question 7: What are the leadership offices on the board?
CORRECT ANSWER : Chairman and Secretary
Question 8: What is the compensation/remuneration for the
board members and officers?
CORRECT ANSWER : $60 dollars per diem and reasonable
travel and other expenses
Question 9: How many members constitutes a quorum for the
board?
CORRECT ANSWER: 5
Question 10: How can a board member be removed from the
board prior to completion of his or her term?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Failure to attend 3 consecutive meetings
shall forfeit his seat unless the absences are excused due to illness or death of an immediate family member
Question 11: What would be an ultra vires act for the board?
CORRECT ANSWER : To regulate beyond the scope of their
authority; e.g. to attempt to place regulations on outside hair dressers who come to funeral homes to style and cut the hair of a decedent.
Question 12: What is the ultimate license which an individual
may acquire from the board?
CORRECT ANSWER : The Funeral Director's License
Question 13: What are the requirements to obtain a funeral
director's license in PA?
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. US citizen age 21 or older
- Graduated High School
- Graduated from approved Mortuary School
- One year resident internship
- Passed the National Board Exam
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- Passed the State Board Exam
Question 14: What acts constitute "funeral directing?"
CORRECT ANSWER : - Care of the deceased
- Burial or cremation or embalming
- Transportation of the deceased
- Supervision of burial or other disposal
- Making arrangements for funeral services
- Selling funeral merchandise for use in a funeral service
- Making financial arrangements to render funeral services
Question 15: Give examples of conduct that is performed in the
funeral industry but is not included in the definition of funeral directing
CORRECT ANSWER: Application of cosmetics, preparing the
hair of the deceased, selling items commonly used for funeral services for means outside of funeral service
Question 16: What conduct will enable disciplinary action from
the board?