Texas Funeral Law Exam questions with correct answers
Question : Commissioner is
Correct answer: registered cemetery owner and operator
Question : Commissioners are
Correct answer: licensed funeral director and embalmers who
have been practicing for a minimum of 5 years.
Question : 4 commissioners are
Correct answer: members of the public with no ties to the
industry regulated.
Question : A dead human body can be transported without the
presence of a licensed Funeral Director if
Correct answer: there is no reasonable probablility of contact
with a family member.
Question : A deceased person may not be cremated
Correct answer: within 48 hours of death without a specific
waiver from the court.
Question : After 24 hours a dead body must be
Correct answer: embalmed, refrigerated, or sealed in a leak
and odor proof container.
Question : All records maintained in the funeral establishment
Correct answer: for a minimum of 2 years.
Question : Bodies may be held in temporary receiving vault
for how long without being considered disinterred?
Correct answer: 30 days
Question : Chapel must have
Correct answer: seating for ten, pulpit, podium, lecturn,
adaquate room for a casket.
Question : Commission has 2 functions - first function
Correct answer: ensure competent well qualified professionals
are licensed to serve the public.
Question : Commssions second function is
Correct answer: ensure that violations of law and regulations
are aggressively and fairly prosecuted.
Question : Commissioners are appointed by
Correct answer: Governor of the State of Texas.
Question : Commissioners term is for
Correct answer: six years.
Question : Consumer brochure is given when
Correct answer: presented at the same time as the General
Price List GPL and is on conspicuous display.
Question : Continuing Education Requirements -
Correct answer: 16 hours in 2 years & 16 mandatory hours in
ethics, state law & vital statistics.
Question : Crematories are covered in Chapter
Correct answer: 716
Question : Death Records are covered in Chapter
Correct answer: 193
Question : Embalmer
Correct answer: a person who for compensation disinfects or
preserves a dead human body - must be licensed by the commission.
Question : Embalmers must wear
Correct answer: PPE - personal protective equipment and
clothings.