Contemporary Funeral Service
Practices Final Questions with
Accurate Answers
Contemporary Funeral Practices correct answer Modern Funeral Practices
Funeral Director Demographic Observations correct answer Young
Non-Funeral Background
Shift in Gender and Minority
Inexperienced
72% of directors are FEMALE
Desirable Personality Traits correct answer Conservative
Dependable
Stable Family Life
Emotional Control and Maturity
Well Groomed
Communication Skills
Genuine
Good Driver
Texas License Requirements correct answer 18 years or older
GED/HS Diploma
Legal Resident
Do NOT Need To Be A U.S. Citizen
Felony Provisions
Provisional Information correct answer FDIC/EIC Letter
,Proof of Mortuary College
FBI Background Check
Provisional License Period correct answer 45/ea cases of Directing & Embalming
12 executive months minimum (max 24mo)
T.O.C. 651.303 correct answer 45/ea cases of embalming and directing
10 completed in last 3 months
T.O.C. 651.306 correct answer Must be physically supervised by a licensed preceptors at all times.
2 students can count case in a Funeral Home
5 students can count case in class.
Notify TFSC of these changes correct answer Name
Address
Change of Employment
Start of a New Training Site
Continuing Education correct answer 16 CEUs per renewal period
Renewal every 2yr on the month of birth
Stipulated CEUs correct answer 2 Funeral Service Ethics
2 Funeral Services Law Update
2 Vital Statistics Update
T.O.C. correct answer Texas Occupational Code
ICFSEB correct answer International Conferences of Funeral Service Examining Board
,Oversees licensing boards and exam
Licensing Boards correct answer TFSC
ABFSE
TFSC correct answer Texas Funeral Service Commission
Licensing
Enforcement
Consumer Issues
ABFSE correct answer American Board of Funeral Service Education
59 Accredited mortuary science programs
Curriculum and Educational Objectives
FTC correct answer Federal Trade Commission
Business aspect of the funeral services
Enforces the Funeral Rule
Funeral Rule correct answer Must provide consumer with GPL to take with them. Cannot show
merchandise without giving out GPL first.
FTC Penalties correct answer 10K Fine - You
50K Fine - Funeral Home
Cost To Train Staff - You
T.O.C. 651 Funeral Director correct answer Licensed person who is compensated for providing services
OTHER THAN EMBALMING.
, T.O.C. 651 Funeral Directing correct answer Acts associated with of arranging fort the disposition of a
dead human body.
Inurnment correct answer Place ashes in urn.
Interment correct answer Place casket in ground/sea.
Entombment correct answer Casket above ground/mausoleum.
Approved Modes of Disposition correct answer Cremation
Burial
Donation
Ship Out
Liturgical correct answer Eucharist centered faith.
Set of formulary practiced universally.
Vestments, Chain of Command, Publicized
Liturgical Churches correct answer Roman Catholic
Episcopalian
Lutheran
Methodist (goes both ways)
Non-Liturgical correct answer Different way to structure the service.
Variation from church to church.
Liturgical Architexture correct answer Cruciform (shaped in a cross)
Faces East
Practices Final Questions with
Accurate Answers
Contemporary Funeral Practices correct answer Modern Funeral Practices
Funeral Director Demographic Observations correct answer Young
Non-Funeral Background
Shift in Gender and Minority
Inexperienced
72% of directors are FEMALE
Desirable Personality Traits correct answer Conservative
Dependable
Stable Family Life
Emotional Control and Maturity
Well Groomed
Communication Skills
Genuine
Good Driver
Texas License Requirements correct answer 18 years or older
GED/HS Diploma
Legal Resident
Do NOT Need To Be A U.S. Citizen
Felony Provisions
Provisional Information correct answer FDIC/EIC Letter
,Proof of Mortuary College
FBI Background Check
Provisional License Period correct answer 45/ea cases of Directing & Embalming
12 executive months minimum (max 24mo)
T.O.C. 651.303 correct answer 45/ea cases of embalming and directing
10 completed in last 3 months
T.O.C. 651.306 correct answer Must be physically supervised by a licensed preceptors at all times.
2 students can count case in a Funeral Home
5 students can count case in class.
Notify TFSC of these changes correct answer Name
Address
Change of Employment
Start of a New Training Site
Continuing Education correct answer 16 CEUs per renewal period
Renewal every 2yr on the month of birth
Stipulated CEUs correct answer 2 Funeral Service Ethics
2 Funeral Services Law Update
2 Vital Statistics Update
T.O.C. correct answer Texas Occupational Code
ICFSEB correct answer International Conferences of Funeral Service Examining Board
,Oversees licensing boards and exam
Licensing Boards correct answer TFSC
ABFSE
TFSC correct answer Texas Funeral Service Commission
Licensing
Enforcement
Consumer Issues
ABFSE correct answer American Board of Funeral Service Education
59 Accredited mortuary science programs
Curriculum and Educational Objectives
FTC correct answer Federal Trade Commission
Business aspect of the funeral services
Enforces the Funeral Rule
Funeral Rule correct answer Must provide consumer with GPL to take with them. Cannot show
merchandise without giving out GPL first.
FTC Penalties correct answer 10K Fine - You
50K Fine - Funeral Home
Cost To Train Staff - You
T.O.C. 651 Funeral Director correct answer Licensed person who is compensated for providing services
OTHER THAN EMBALMING.
, T.O.C. 651 Funeral Directing correct answer Acts associated with of arranging fort the disposition of a
dead human body.
Inurnment correct answer Place ashes in urn.
Interment correct answer Place casket in ground/sea.
Entombment correct answer Casket above ground/mausoleum.
Approved Modes of Disposition correct answer Cremation
Burial
Donation
Ship Out
Liturgical correct answer Eucharist centered faith.
Set of formulary practiced universally.
Vestments, Chain of Command, Publicized
Liturgical Churches correct answer Roman Catholic
Episcopalian
Lutheran
Methodist (goes both ways)
Non-Liturgical correct answer Different way to structure the service.
Variation from church to church.
Liturgical Architexture correct answer Cruciform (shaped in a cross)
Faces East
