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Alabama Cremation Law Exam with
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Requirements of a Funeral Home - CORRECT ANSWER-A preparation room equipped
with sanitary nonporous floor and wall, necessary drainage and ventilation, operating
embalming equipment, necessary approved tables, instruments, hot and cold running
water, containers for soiled linen, supplies for preparation and embalming of dead
human bodies
A display room containing a stock of no less than 8 adult caskets
At least one operating funeral coach or hearse properly licensed
A room suitable for public viewing that is a minimum of 1,000 sq ft
An office for holding arrangement conferences
Recourse by a Licensee Against the Board - CORRECT ANSWER-In the event a
licensee has cause to believe that the board has used the powers of the board to
subject the licensee to unreasonable and wrongful interpretations to an extent that it
constitutes harassment, the licensee may take an appeal for relief to the Circuit Court of
Montgomery County
Board Rules - CORRECT ANSWER-There are 14 members of the board divided into
funeral division and preneed division
Funeral Division has 7 professional members (appointed by the governor) and 2
consumer members. Of the professional members, 3 must hold an embalming license
and have practiced for at least 10 years, 4 must hold a funeral director license and
actively practiced for at least 10 years preceding appointment
Preneed division has 4 professional and 1 consumer
2 professional shall be licensed funeral directors and 2 professional shall be licensed
preneed sales agents and have practiced preneed sales for at least 5 years preceding
appointment.
2 consumers appointed by lieutenant governor and 1 appointed by speaker of the house
Board must meet in Montgomery the October after a board member's term has expired
to nominate and submit the names of 3 licensed persons for each position available.
Terms of professional and consumer members of the board are 4 years and may serve
no more than 2 consecutive terms.
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Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment of the Governor the the duration
of the unexpired term. If they are appointed with less that 2 years before the term
expires, it does not count toward the 8 year maximum.
Only 1 from each division may reside in the same district.
Removal from the board - CORRECT ANSWER-Refusal or inability to perform board
duties in an efficient, responsible, or professional manner, misuse of their position on
the board to obtain financial gain or personal advantage, final adjudication or
determination of guilt or violation of any law that is substantially related to any practice
governed by this chapter, revocation or suspension of licensing, fails to attend two or
more meetings within a year
Any board member who fails to qualify after appointment shall automatically become
ineligible to serve as a member of the board and a new member shall be appointed
Membership Districts - CORRECT ANSWER-7 districts that are identical to the 7
congressional districts
Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER-no less than 1 joint meeting of both divisions quarterly
Notice must be given at least 15 days prior
Officers - CORRECT ANSWER-From its own membership, a chair who presides all
meetings of the board, a vice chair, a secretary, and a treasurer (who must have a bond
with the state in the sum of $10,000)
Board members shall be reimbursed for any necessary travel expenses, per diem, and
necessary expenses incident to their attendance upon business of the board, and shall
receive compensation in the amount of $75 per day not to exceed 20 days per year
actually spent by the member upon business of the board
The board may employ an executive director and up to 4 associate executive directors
to be paid an annual salary fixed by the board to be paid semi-monthly, in addition to
any necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties.
At no time shall the operation of the board be an expense to the state.
Executive director must keep a record with the name and business address of every
person to whom licenses have been granted, number and date of the license, and the
date of each renewal.
Fees and Fines - CORRECT ANSWER-Fees and fines shall be paid into a special fund
in the State Treasury known as the Alabama Board of Funeral Services Fund
Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER-Each member of the board appropriately identified
are authorized at any time to enter the office, premises, establishment, or place of
business related to this chapter
Each on-site inspection shall include an inspection of the license, certification, and
registration of each licensee
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Alabama Cremation Law Exam with
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Requirements of a Funeral Home - CORRECT ANSWER-A preparation room equipped
with sanitary nonporous floor and wall, necessary drainage and ventilation, operating
embalming equipment, necessary approved tables, instruments, hot and cold running
water, containers for soiled linen, supplies for preparation and embalming of dead
human bodies
A display room containing a stock of no less than 8 adult caskets
At least one operating funeral coach or hearse properly licensed
A room suitable for public viewing that is a minimum of 1,000 sq ft
An office for holding arrangement conferences
Recourse by a Licensee Against the Board - CORRECT ANSWER-In the event a
licensee has cause to believe that the board has used the powers of the board to
subject the licensee to unreasonable and wrongful interpretations to an extent that it
constitutes harassment, the licensee may take an appeal for relief to the Circuit Court of
Montgomery County
Board Rules - CORRECT ANSWER-There are 14 members of the board divided into
funeral division and preneed division
Funeral Division has 7 professional members (appointed by the governor) and 2
consumer members. Of the professional members, 3 must hold an embalming license
and have practiced for at least 10 years, 4 must hold a funeral director license and
actively practiced for at least 10 years preceding appointment
Preneed division has 4 professional and 1 consumer
2 professional shall be licensed funeral directors and 2 professional shall be licensed
preneed sales agents and have practiced preneed sales for at least 5 years preceding
appointment.
2 consumers appointed by lieutenant governor and 1 appointed by speaker of the house
Board must meet in Montgomery the October after a board member's term has expired
to nominate and submit the names of 3 licensed persons for each position available.
Terms of professional and consumer members of the board are 4 years and may serve
no more than 2 consecutive terms.
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Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment of the Governor the the duration
of the unexpired term. If they are appointed with less that 2 years before the term
expires, it does not count toward the 8 year maximum.
Only 1 from each division may reside in the same district.
Removal from the board - CORRECT ANSWER-Refusal or inability to perform board
duties in an efficient, responsible, or professional manner, misuse of their position on
the board to obtain financial gain or personal advantage, final adjudication or
determination of guilt or violation of any law that is substantially related to any practice
governed by this chapter, revocation or suspension of licensing, fails to attend two or
more meetings within a year
Any board member who fails to qualify after appointment shall automatically become
ineligible to serve as a member of the board and a new member shall be appointed
Membership Districts - CORRECT ANSWER-7 districts that are identical to the 7
congressional districts
Meetings - CORRECT ANSWER-no less than 1 joint meeting of both divisions quarterly
Notice must be given at least 15 days prior
Officers - CORRECT ANSWER-From its own membership, a chair who presides all
meetings of the board, a vice chair, a secretary, and a treasurer (who must have a bond
with the state in the sum of $10,000)
Board members shall be reimbursed for any necessary travel expenses, per diem, and
necessary expenses incident to their attendance upon business of the board, and shall
receive compensation in the amount of $75 per day not to exceed 20 days per year
actually spent by the member upon business of the board
The board may employ an executive director and up to 4 associate executive directors
to be paid an annual salary fixed by the board to be paid semi-monthly, in addition to
any necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties.
At no time shall the operation of the board be an expense to the state.
Executive director must keep a record with the name and business address of every
person to whom licenses have been granted, number and date of the license, and the
date of each renewal.
Fees and Fines - CORRECT ANSWER-Fees and fines shall be paid into a special fund
in the State Treasury known as the Alabama Board of Funeral Services Fund
Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER-Each member of the board appropriately identified
are authorized at any time to enter the office, premises, establishment, or place of
business related to this chapter
Each on-site inspection shall include an inspection of the license, certification, and
registration of each licensee
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