California Funeral Director License
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embalmer - ANSWER one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human remains
by injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants, or preservative fluids
apprentice embalmer - ANSWER person engaged in the study of embalming under the
instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a
licensed embalmer
funeral director - ANSWER person engaged in or conducting of preparing remains for
burial or disposal, maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral director",
"undertaker", or "mortician"
funeral establishment - ANSWER place of business conducted in a building devoted
exclusively to those activities related to preparation and arrangement for dispostion
trustee - ANSWER banking institution or trust company handling funds
trustor - ANSWER person who pays money
beneficiary - ANSWER person for whom the services are arranged
corpus of the trust - ANSWER all monies paid and securities delivered by trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? - ANSWER division 3, chapter
12 of B&P code
what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER licensing,
regulatory, and disciplinary functions
what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? - ANSWER protection
of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may __________ relating
to ____________. - ANSWER adopt & enforce rules and regs; practice of embalming,
business of funeral directing, sanitary conditions for places of business, apprentices and
students, scope of exams, and carrying out provisions relating to peace, health, safety,
welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - 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? - ANSWER state funeral directors
& embalmers fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to - ANSWER officers of public
institution or medical college, hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for the interment
of human dead
where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried? - ANSWER superior court of
county of sacramento, county of residence of plaintiff/petitioner, county where act
occurred
what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment? - ANSWER specific
street address, storage room, prep room, managed by FDR, establishment license
do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if no, what are the reqs
for funeral establishments wishing to share either or both of these rooms? - ANSWER
no; common ownership or contractual agreement within close geographical proximity
when must a licensed funeral establishment employ a licensed funeral director? -
ANSWER at all times
do prep/storage rooms have to be at the same location as the funeral establishment? -
ANSWER no
anyone using the words or title ________ in connection with his/her name must be a
________________. - ANSWER "funeral director", "undertaker", "mortician"; licensed
funeral director
what other business can be conducted on the same premises as a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER ambulance service
does each funeral establishment have to have a separate licensed funeral director to
manage? - ANSWER no
the applicant for a funeral establishment license must be - ANSWER 18 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 - 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 funeral directors have to be employed by a licensed funeral establishment
to conduct funerals? - ANSWER yes
, does the applicant for the funeral director license have to be employed at a funeral
establishment? - ANSWER no
what subjects are covered on the funeral director exam? - 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
what are the reqs to qualify for an embalmer license - ANSWER 18 y/o, not have
committed acts/crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure, have completed at
least 2 years of apprenticeship and have assisted in no fewer than 100 remains, aaaand
have graduated from an accredited mortsci program
what is required during an embalming apprenticeship? - ANSWER 2 year, 100 cases
what subjects are included on the embalmer license exam? - ANSWER state laws, rules
and regs of the bureau, including those sections of HSC which pertain to the funeral
industry
how many times per year must the cemetery and funeral bureau exams be given? -
ANSWER shall be administered at times and places determined by the bureau and the
ICFSEB
can an apprentice embalmer sign his/her name to a death certificate? - ANSWER no
the apprentice embalmer applicant must be - ANSWER over 18
when does a certificate of apprenticeship expire? - ANSWER when apprentice becomes
an embalmer or after 6 years
when does an apprentice embalmer file a report of apprenticeship - ANSWER on or
before january 15 of each year covering the period of apprenticeship
how long is the term of apprenticeship? - ANSWER 2 years, 6 years max if leave of
absence occurs
when can the term of apprenticeship be served? - ANSWER before, after, or divided by
the mortuary science program
where can the term of apprenticeship be served? - ANSWER in a licensed funeral
establishment that shall have been previously approved for apprenticeship training by
the bureau
do all apprentices have to be full-time employees of a funeral establishment? -
ANSWER yes
