KENTUCKY LAWS- EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Apprentice. Answer: Person engaged in learning thr practice of embalming or funeral
directing who is under the instruction and personal supervision of a KY licensed embalmer or
KY licensed FD
● Board. Answer: KY Board of Embalmers and FD
● Direct Burial. Answer: The pick up, transport, and interment of a dead human body or body
parts without funeral
● Embalming service establishment. Answer: A place of business where dead human
bodies are embalmed or otherwise prepared or held for burial, including the transportation of
the bodies. shall not arrange or conduct funeral or direct burial. May arrange for and transport
dead human bodies for direct cremation purposes only under the following circumstances:
behalf of full service funeral establishment, behalf of a visitation and ceremonial funeral
establishment, direction of coroner.
● Funeral. Answer: Ceremonies or services related to the final disposition and interment of a
human body or body parts.
● Full service funeral establishment. Answer: A place of business where dead human
bodies may be embalmed or otherwise prepared and held for burial and where funeral
services may be arranged, provided, and conducted.
● Funeral Director. Answer: A person who, for profit, engages in or represents them self as
engaged in the supervision, direction, and arrangement of funeral services, transportation,
burials, and disposals of dead human bodies.
● Funeral Establishment or Establishment. Answer: A full service funeral Establishment;
an embalming service Establishment; a visitation and ceremonial funeral service
Establishment
● Memorial Service. Answer: a ceremony commemorating the deceased without the body
present (no licensed required)
, ● Person. Answer: An individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation
● In use. Answer: Means that funeral directing or embalming is taking place in a funeral
Establishment
● Courtesy card. Answer: A card that is issued by the board to a funeral director or an
embalmed from another state that gives the director or embalmer permission to receive and
transport a dead human body to and from KY for a funeral and to conduct funeral services and
burials in KY
● Supervision. Answer: Responsibility for the professional activities of the funeral
Establishment that requires a KY licensed FD or embalmer, as appropriate m, to be on the
premises when the funeral Establishment is in use. If the KY licensed FD or embalmer is
unable to be on the premises due to a reasonable circumstance, the the KY licensed FD or
embalmer shall be within a reasonable proximity to the funeral establishment so that upon
contact the FD or embalmer is able to immediately return to the funeral Establishment
● Visitation and Ceremonial Funeral Service Establishment. Answer: Location from which
a funeral Establishment may provide all services except embalming within either the same or
adjoining county as that served by an affiliated full service funeral Establishment. Shall be
owned in whole or in part by the affiliated full service funeral Establishment, and shall be
located sufficiently close to the full service funeral Establishment to share administration and
services in a manner that renders it unnecessary for them to independently meet the minimum
licensure requirements for a full service F. E. (A full service funeral Establishment may own
more than one of these)
● Qualifications of FD or Embalmer Applicant. Answer: 18 plus, good moral character,
graduated from HS or HS Equivalent Diploma, (just for embalmer) Associate Degree in
funeral services from school accredited by American Board of Funeral Service Education,
served an apprenticeship of at least 1 year, taken an active part in apprenticeship (25
embalmings, 25 removals, 25 funerals), $75/$75 for exams, passed exam by board
● How many apprentices can one licensee have at a time?. Answer: 5
● How to get Establishment license. Answer: Paid board $150, filed sworn statement
(name of funeral Establishment, address, type of Establishment, owners and which owners
are licensed, name and address of the KY licensed embalmer or FD who will supervise the
funeral Establishment).... each Establishment shall be licensed separately.... one licensee can
only supervise one location. Must display in public place license and license of supervisor.
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Apprentice. Answer: Person engaged in learning thr practice of embalming or funeral
directing who is under the instruction and personal supervision of a KY licensed embalmer or
KY licensed FD
● Board. Answer: KY Board of Embalmers and FD
● Direct Burial. Answer: The pick up, transport, and interment of a dead human body or body
parts without funeral
● Embalming service establishment. Answer: A place of business where dead human
bodies are embalmed or otherwise prepared or held for burial, including the transportation of
the bodies. shall not arrange or conduct funeral or direct burial. May arrange for and transport
dead human bodies for direct cremation purposes only under the following circumstances:
behalf of full service funeral establishment, behalf of a visitation and ceremonial funeral
establishment, direction of coroner.
● Funeral. Answer: Ceremonies or services related to the final disposition and interment of a
human body or body parts.
● Full service funeral establishment. Answer: A place of business where dead human
bodies may be embalmed or otherwise prepared and held for burial and where funeral
services may be arranged, provided, and conducted.
● Funeral Director. Answer: A person who, for profit, engages in or represents them self as
engaged in the supervision, direction, and arrangement of funeral services, transportation,
burials, and disposals of dead human bodies.
● Funeral Establishment or Establishment. Answer: A full service funeral Establishment;
an embalming service Establishment; a visitation and ceremonial funeral service
Establishment
● Memorial Service. Answer: a ceremony commemorating the deceased without the body
present (no licensed required)
, ● Person. Answer: An individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation
● In use. Answer: Means that funeral directing or embalming is taking place in a funeral
Establishment
● Courtesy card. Answer: A card that is issued by the board to a funeral director or an
embalmed from another state that gives the director or embalmer permission to receive and
transport a dead human body to and from KY for a funeral and to conduct funeral services and
burials in KY
● Supervision. Answer: Responsibility for the professional activities of the funeral
Establishment that requires a KY licensed FD or embalmer, as appropriate m, to be on the
premises when the funeral Establishment is in use. If the KY licensed FD or embalmer is
unable to be on the premises due to a reasonable circumstance, the the KY licensed FD or
embalmer shall be within a reasonable proximity to the funeral establishment so that upon
contact the FD or embalmer is able to immediately return to the funeral Establishment
● Visitation and Ceremonial Funeral Service Establishment. Answer: Location from which
a funeral Establishment may provide all services except embalming within either the same or
adjoining county as that served by an affiliated full service funeral Establishment. Shall be
owned in whole or in part by the affiliated full service funeral Establishment, and shall be
located sufficiently close to the full service funeral Establishment to share administration and
services in a manner that renders it unnecessary for them to independently meet the minimum
licensure requirements for a full service F. E. (A full service funeral Establishment may own
more than one of these)
● Qualifications of FD or Embalmer Applicant. Answer: 18 plus, good moral character,
graduated from HS or HS Equivalent Diploma, (just for embalmer) Associate Degree in
funeral services from school accredited by American Board of Funeral Service Education,
served an apprenticeship of at least 1 year, taken an active part in apprenticeship (25
embalmings, 25 removals, 25 funerals), $75/$75 for exams, passed exam by board
● How many apprentices can one licensee have at a time?. Answer: 5
● How to get Establishment license. Answer: Paid board $150, filed sworn statement
(name of funeral Establishment, address, type of Establishment, owners and which owners
are licensed, name and address of the KY licensed embalmer or FD who will supervise the
funeral Establishment).... each Establishment shall be licensed separately.... one licensee can
only supervise one location. Must display in public place license and license of supervisor.
