KENTUCKY LAWS- EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Apprentice. Answer: A person engaged in learning the practice of embalming or funeral
directing who is under the instruction and personal supervision of a licensed embalmer and
funeral director
● Board. Answer: The Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
● Direct Burial. Answer: The pick up, transport, and interment of a dead human body or body
parts without funeral
● Embalmer. Answer: A person preserves, restores, and disinfects dead human bodies by
the application of chemicals either internally or externally or both
● Embalming service establishment. Answer: A place of business where dead human
bodies are embalmed otherwise prepared or held for burial. An embalming service
establishment shall NOT arrange or conduct a funeral or direct burial.
● 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 himself or
herself 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,
and embalming service establishment, or a visitation ceremonial funeral service establishment
● Person. Answer: Includes but is not limited to, an individual, partnership, firm, association,
or corporation.
● What are the continuing education requirements for Kentucky licensed embalmers
and funeral directors?. Answer: A minimum of (12) hours every (2) years. Of these 12 hours
a minimum of 6 hours shall be attained from programs attended live, interactive, in-person
format.
FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Apprentice. Answer: A person engaged in learning the practice of embalming or funeral
directing who is under the instruction and personal supervision of a licensed embalmer and
funeral director
● Board. Answer: The Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
● Direct Burial. Answer: The pick up, transport, and interment of a dead human body or body
parts without funeral
● Embalmer. Answer: A person preserves, restores, and disinfects dead human bodies by
the application of chemicals either internally or externally or both
● Embalming service establishment. Answer: A place of business where dead human
bodies are embalmed otherwise prepared or held for burial. An embalming service
establishment shall NOT arrange or conduct a funeral or direct burial.
● 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 himself or
herself 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,
and embalming service establishment, or a visitation ceremonial funeral service establishment
● Person. Answer: Includes but is not limited to, an individual, partnership, firm, association,
or corporation.
● What are the continuing education requirements for Kentucky licensed embalmers
and funeral directors?. Answer: A minimum of (12) hours every (2) years. Of these 12 hours
a minimum of 6 hours shall be attained from programs attended live, interactive, in-person
format.
