Florida Funeral Law Elaborate Exam
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1. Can a person who is not applying for or is a recipient of Supplemental
Security Income or Aid complete an irrevocable preneed contract? -
ANSWER Yes
2. What casket must be displayed if caskets are displayed? - ANSWER Least
expensive
3. How many people must serve on a probable cause panel? - ANSWER At
least 2
4. What is the composition of a probable cause panel? - ANSWER At least 1
present board member, one of the board's former or present consumer
members
5. What is the maximum fine the board can impose for an administrative
violation of unlicensed activity or aiding/abetting unlicensed activity? -
ANSWER $5000/incident
6. If your license if suspended, must you complete continuing education hours?
- ANSWER Yes
7. What is the crime committed if a person circulates unauthorized pre-
licensure examination information? - ANSWER 3rd degree felony
,8. What is the crime committed if a person knowingly gives false information
in applying for licensure? - ANSWER 3rd degree felony
9. What is the crime committed if a person willfully obstructs the department
in investigations? - ANSWER 2nd degree misdemeanor
10.What is the crime committed if a person fails to deposit trust funds required
under chapter 497? - ANSWER 3rd degree felony
11.What is the crime committed if a cemetery discriminates on the basis of
race? - ANSWER 2nd degree misdemeanor
12.What is the educational requirement for operational personnel? - ANSWER
No more than 3 hours of communicable disease
13.When must the educational requirement be completed for operational
personnel? - ANSWER Within 30 days of hire
14.What is a provisional license? - ANSWER Provisional license is for an
intern that has not taken the required examination and is good for 6 months
15.When is the Bodies Handled Report due? - ANSWER 20th day of each
month
16.Who must obtain the vital statistical information for the death certificate at a
Funeral Establishment? - ANSWER Licensed funeral director
,17.May a direct disposer who is working at a funeral establishment make
arrangements for a direct cremation? - ANSWER No
18.Can the owner of a funeral establishment be unlicensed - ANSWER Yes
19.5 standards which a cremation container must meet - ANSWER Readily
combustible, able to be completely closed, leak & spill resistant, rigid
enough to be handled with ease, provide protection for crematory operator
20.List the priority by which persons may be the legally authorized person to
decide disposition - ANSWER Decedent prior to death, person named by
decedent, spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandchild, grandparent, next
degree of kinship
21.If a decedent had 5 children and no surviving spouse, how many of the
children are required by law to sign a cremation authorization form? -
ANSWER All 5
22.To whom may a refrigeration facility offer its services? - ANSWER
Anyone in the funeral business
23.To whom may a removal service offer its services? - ANSWER Funeral
establishments & direct disposers
24.How many members are on the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer
Services? - ANSWER 10
25.List the composition of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, & Consumer
Services. - ANSWER 2 funeral directors, 1 funeral director with a
, crematory & preneed license, 2 cemeterians, 1 monument maker, health
officer, 3 consumers (one at least 60 years of age and one licensed cpa)
26.May 2 members of the Board be employed by the same company? -
ANSWER No
27.How long are the terms of office of Board Members? - ANSWER 4 years
28.Who may temporarily suspend a Board member for malfeasance, etc? -
ANSWER Governor
29.Who may permanently remove a Board member? - ANSWER Senate
30.Can a hospital or nursing home operate a direct disposal establishment? -
ANSWER No
31.How many years prior to an application, must an applicant have no
conviction of guilt of a crime in order for the application to be considered
complete? - ANSWER 10 years
32.What convictions must be disclosed to the Board during the application for
licensure? - ANSWER Any relating to the industry, any felonies for the last
20 years, any misdemeanors for the last 5 years
33.Who may apply for a limited license? - ANSWER Retirees (in a state of
emergency or to serve the indigent, underserved or critical need populations
of this state) or an active licensee in another jurisdiction (of the US for 10
years)
Practice Questions with Correct
Answers Already Graded A+
1. Can a person who is not applying for or is a recipient of Supplemental
Security Income or Aid complete an irrevocable preneed contract? -
ANSWER Yes
2. What casket must be displayed if caskets are displayed? - ANSWER Least
expensive
3. How many people must serve on a probable cause panel? - ANSWER At
least 2
4. What is the composition of a probable cause panel? - ANSWER At least 1
present board member, one of the board's former or present consumer
members
5. What is the maximum fine the board can impose for an administrative
violation of unlicensed activity or aiding/abetting unlicensed activity? -
ANSWER $5000/incident
6. If your license if suspended, must you complete continuing education hours?
- ANSWER Yes
7. What is the crime committed if a person circulates unauthorized pre-
licensure examination information? - ANSWER 3rd degree felony
,8. What is the crime committed if a person knowingly gives false information
in applying for licensure? - ANSWER 3rd degree felony
9. What is the crime committed if a person willfully obstructs the department
in investigations? - ANSWER 2nd degree misdemeanor
10.What is the crime committed if a person fails to deposit trust funds required
under chapter 497? - ANSWER 3rd degree felony
11.What is the crime committed if a cemetery discriminates on the basis of
race? - ANSWER 2nd degree misdemeanor
12.What is the educational requirement for operational personnel? - ANSWER
No more than 3 hours of communicable disease
13.When must the educational requirement be completed for operational
personnel? - ANSWER Within 30 days of hire
14.What is a provisional license? - ANSWER Provisional license is for an
intern that has not taken the required examination and is good for 6 months
15.When is the Bodies Handled Report due? - ANSWER 20th day of each
month
16.Who must obtain the vital statistical information for the death certificate at a
Funeral Establishment? - ANSWER Licensed funeral director
,17.May a direct disposer who is working at a funeral establishment make
arrangements for a direct cremation? - ANSWER No
18.Can the owner of a funeral establishment be unlicensed - ANSWER Yes
19.5 standards which a cremation container must meet - ANSWER Readily
combustible, able to be completely closed, leak & spill resistant, rigid
enough to be handled with ease, provide protection for crematory operator
20.List the priority by which persons may be the legally authorized person to
decide disposition - ANSWER Decedent prior to death, person named by
decedent, spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandchild, grandparent, next
degree of kinship
21.If a decedent had 5 children and no surviving spouse, how many of the
children are required by law to sign a cremation authorization form? -
ANSWER All 5
22.To whom may a refrigeration facility offer its services? - ANSWER
Anyone in the funeral business
23.To whom may a removal service offer its services? - ANSWER Funeral
establishments & direct disposers
24.How many members are on the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer
Services? - ANSWER 10
25.List the composition of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, & Consumer
Services. - ANSWER 2 funeral directors, 1 funeral director with a
, crematory & preneed license, 2 cemeterians, 1 monument maker, health
officer, 3 consumers (one at least 60 years of age and one licensed cpa)
26.May 2 members of the Board be employed by the same company? -
ANSWER No
27.How long are the terms of office of Board Members? - ANSWER 4 years
28.Who may temporarily suspend a Board member for malfeasance, etc? -
ANSWER Governor
29.Who may permanently remove a Board member? - ANSWER Senate
30.Can a hospital or nursing home operate a direct disposal establishment? -
ANSWER No
31.How many years prior to an application, must an applicant have no
conviction of guilt of a crime in order for the application to be considered
complete? - ANSWER 10 years
32.What convictions must be disclosed to the Board during the application for
licensure? - ANSWER Any relating to the industry, any felonies for the last
20 years, any misdemeanors for the last 5 years
33.Who may apply for a limited license? - ANSWER Retirees (in a state of
emergency or to serve the indigent, underserved or critical need populations
of this state) or an active licensee in another jurisdiction (of the US for 10
years)
