GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL
SERVICE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ What is Due Diligence? Answer: A FD must exhaust all
means/methods known to contact the family without unduly delaying the
embalming to preserve the body for possible services. Good practice to
document the steps made in Due Diligence.
⩥ A person may be pronounced dead by: Answer: 1. Qualified Physician
2. Registered Professional Nurse
3. Qualified Physician Assistant
⩥ A Coroner, Deputy Coroner, or ME may make a pronouncement of
death (in absence of the 3 medical professionals) if the following
conditions are met: Answer: 1. Irreversible cessation of circulatory &
respiratory functions
2. Irreversible cessation of all brain functions
⩥ The Coroner investigates when any person in Georgia dies under the
following circumstances: Answer: 1. Violence
2. Suicide or Casualty
, 3. Suddenly when in apparent good health
4. When unattended by a physician
5. Suspicious manner
6. Children from birth to 16 years of age
7. Death of inmates who die within 25 hours of being admitted to
hospital
7. Foul Play
8. Accidental death
⩥ Use of Unclaimed Bodies Answer: An unclaimed body can be made
available for use, in this state only, for medical science purposes, upon
review and approval of the SBOFS.
⩥ Pronouncement of a Hospice Patient Death Answer: A RN licensed in
the state of Georgia employed by the Hospice at the time of death and in
the absence of a physician may make the determination and
pronouncement of death.
⩥ Hospice Patient Death Organ Donor Answer: When a Hospice patient
is a registered organ donor, only a physician may make the
determination and pronouncement of death.
⩥ Next of Kin Sequence Answer: 1. Healthcare Agent
2. Who is Warranted
SERVICE EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ What is Due Diligence? Answer: A FD must exhaust all
means/methods known to contact the family without unduly delaying the
embalming to preserve the body for possible services. Good practice to
document the steps made in Due Diligence.
⩥ A person may be pronounced dead by: Answer: 1. Qualified Physician
2. Registered Professional Nurse
3. Qualified Physician Assistant
⩥ A Coroner, Deputy Coroner, or ME may make a pronouncement of
death (in absence of the 3 medical professionals) if the following
conditions are met: Answer: 1. Irreversible cessation of circulatory &
respiratory functions
2. Irreversible cessation of all brain functions
⩥ The Coroner investigates when any person in Georgia dies under the
following circumstances: Answer: 1. Violence
2. Suicide or Casualty
, 3. Suddenly when in apparent good health
4. When unattended by a physician
5. Suspicious manner
6. Children from birth to 16 years of age
7. Death of inmates who die within 25 hours of being admitted to
hospital
7. Foul Play
8. Accidental death
⩥ Use of Unclaimed Bodies Answer: An unclaimed body can be made
available for use, in this state only, for medical science purposes, upon
review and approval of the SBOFS.
⩥ Pronouncement of a Hospice Patient Death Answer: A RN licensed in
the state of Georgia employed by the Hospice at the time of death and in
the absence of a physician may make the determination and
pronouncement of death.
⩥ Hospice Patient Death Organ Donor Answer: When a Hospice patient
is a registered organ donor, only a physician may make the
determination and pronouncement of death.
⩥ Next of Kin Sequence Answer: 1. Healthcare Agent
2. Who is Warranted
