KENTUCKY LAWS- EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● funeral establishment. Answer: a full service funeral establishment; an embalming service
establishment or a visitation and ceremonial funeral service establishment.
● courtesy card. Answer: means a card that is issued by the board to a funeral director or an
embalmer from another state that gives the funeral director or embalmer permission to receive
and transport a dead human body to and from Kentucky for a funeral and to conduct funeral
services and burials in Kentucky.
● $75.00. Answer: annual fee for courtesy card
● member, officer, stockholder. Answer: One ______ of every firm and one _______ and
one ___________ of corporation, that engages in embalming and funeral directing in
Kentucky, shall be a Kentucky-licensed embalmer and a Kentucky - licensed funeral director. -
can be 1 person meeting all 3 criteria.
● one. Answer: The board shall issue an embalmer's license to an applicant who:
● 25. Answer: The board shall issue an embalmer's license to an applicant who: has taken an
active part during the apprenticeship in assisting with the embalming of at least ____ dead
human bodies under the direct supervision of a Kentucky - licensed embalmer.
● $75.00. Answer: The board shall issue an embalmer's license to an applicant who: has paid
the board a ______ examination fee.
● three. Answer: The board shall issue a funeral director's license to an applicant who: has
served an apprenticeship of ______ consecutive years in a Kentucky funeral establishment
under the supervision of a Kentucky - licensed funeral director.
● two. Answer: An associate degree in funeral service from a college or university accredited
by the ABFSE shall substitute for ___ years of the funeral directing apprenticeship.
● 30. Answer: The completion ___ semester credit hours or the equivalent from an accredited
college or university shall substitute for one year of the funeral directing apprenticeship.
, ● 25. Answer: The board shall issue a funeral directors license to an applicant who: has taken
an active part during the apprenticeship in assisting with the management of at least ___
funerals under the direct supervision of a Kentucky licensed funeral director.
● $75.00. Answer: The board shall issue a funeral directors license to an applicant who has
paid to the board an examination fee of _________.
● board, $30.00, statement, salary. Answer: At the beginning of an apprenticeship, an
applicant for an embalmer's license or a funeral director's license shall: appear before the
_______; pay to the board a registration fee of ________; File with the board the sworn
________ of the supervising Kentucky - licensed embalmer or funeral director averring that
the applicant will work full time and will receive a regular ______.
● semi - annually. Answer: An applicant shall file with the board ______-________ during
the apprenticeship sword statements by the applicant and supervising Kentucky - licensed
embalmer or funeral director setting out the number of hours worked, number of
emabalmings/funerals assisted with and the salary received.
● five. Answer: A Kentucky - licensed embalmer of funeral director shall not supervise more
than ____ applicants serving apprenticeships at any one time.
● $200. Answer: The Board shall issue the appropriate establishment license to an applicant
who: has paid to the board an establishment license fee, not to exceed ___________.
● embalmer or funeral director. Answer: Each funeral establishment, when in use, shall be
under the supervision of a Kentucky licensed ______________ or ________ ________.
● one. Answer: A Kentucky - licensed embalmer or funeral director shall not supervise more
than ____ funeral establishment at the same time.
● public. Answer: The funeral establishment shall display in a _______ place in the
establishment its establishment license and the license of the embalmer or funeral director
who supervises the establishment pursuant to subsection 4 of this section.
● one. Answer: No license granted under this chapter shall be issued or renewed for a period
exceeding ____ year.
● July 31. Answer: Every license and renewal shall expire on _____ ___following the date of
its issuance unless sooner revoked, surrendered or canceled.
● $100. Answer: a person may renew an embalmer's license or funeral director's license by
paying to the board a renewal fee, not to exceed _______ as set out in administrative
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● funeral establishment. Answer: a full service funeral establishment; an embalming service
establishment or a visitation and ceremonial funeral service establishment.
● courtesy card. Answer: means a card that is issued by the board to a funeral director or an
embalmer from another state that gives the funeral director or embalmer permission to receive
and transport a dead human body to and from Kentucky for a funeral and to conduct funeral
services and burials in Kentucky.
● $75.00. Answer: annual fee for courtesy card
● member, officer, stockholder. Answer: One ______ of every firm and one _______ and
one ___________ of corporation, that engages in embalming and funeral directing in
Kentucky, shall be a Kentucky-licensed embalmer and a Kentucky - licensed funeral director. -
can be 1 person meeting all 3 criteria.
● one. Answer: The board shall issue an embalmer's license to an applicant who:
● 25. Answer: The board shall issue an embalmer's license to an applicant who: has taken an
active part during the apprenticeship in assisting with the embalming of at least ____ dead
human bodies under the direct supervision of a Kentucky - licensed embalmer.
● $75.00. Answer: The board shall issue an embalmer's license to an applicant who: has paid
the board a ______ examination fee.
● three. Answer: The board shall issue a funeral director's license to an applicant who: has
served an apprenticeship of ______ consecutive years in a Kentucky funeral establishment
under the supervision of a Kentucky - licensed funeral director.
● two. Answer: An associate degree in funeral service from a college or university accredited
by the ABFSE shall substitute for ___ years of the funeral directing apprenticeship.
● 30. Answer: The completion ___ semester credit hours or the equivalent from an accredited
college or university shall substitute for one year of the funeral directing apprenticeship.
, ● 25. Answer: The board shall issue a funeral directors license to an applicant who: has taken
an active part during the apprenticeship in assisting with the management of at least ___
funerals under the direct supervision of a Kentucky licensed funeral director.
● $75.00. Answer: The board shall issue a funeral directors license to an applicant who has
paid to the board an examination fee of _________.
● board, $30.00, statement, salary. Answer: At the beginning of an apprenticeship, an
applicant for an embalmer's license or a funeral director's license shall: appear before the
_______; pay to the board a registration fee of ________; File with the board the sworn
________ of the supervising Kentucky - licensed embalmer or funeral director averring that
the applicant will work full time and will receive a regular ______.
● semi - annually. Answer: An applicant shall file with the board ______-________ during
the apprenticeship sword statements by the applicant and supervising Kentucky - licensed
embalmer or funeral director setting out the number of hours worked, number of
emabalmings/funerals assisted with and the salary received.
● five. Answer: A Kentucky - licensed embalmer of funeral director shall not supervise more
than ____ applicants serving apprenticeships at any one time.
● $200. Answer: The Board shall issue the appropriate establishment license to an applicant
who: has paid to the board an establishment license fee, not to exceed ___________.
● embalmer or funeral director. Answer: Each funeral establishment, when in use, shall be
under the supervision of a Kentucky licensed ______________ or ________ ________.
● one. Answer: A Kentucky - licensed embalmer or funeral director shall not supervise more
than ____ funeral establishment at the same time.
● public. Answer: The funeral establishment shall display in a _______ place in the
establishment its establishment license and the license of the embalmer or funeral director
who supervises the establishment pursuant to subsection 4 of this section.
● one. Answer: No license granted under this chapter shall be issued or renewed for a period
exceeding ____ year.
● July 31. Answer: Every license and renewal shall expire on _____ ___following the date of
its issuance unless sooner revoked, surrendered or canceled.
● $100. Answer: a person may renew an embalmer's license or funeral director's license by
paying to the board a renewal fee, not to exceed _______ as set out in administrative
