NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
After 1984, all funeral establishments must be/ have: - (ANSWER)A prep room, a chapel & subscribe to
municipality laws
Funeral directing advisory board - (ANSWER)3 members from consumer interest group, 6 licensed
funeral directors & 1 cemetery person
Max time to register a death - (ANSWER)72 Hours
Do you have to be a licensed funeral director and does your business have to be a licensed funeral home
to be covered by the rule? - (ANSWER)No. Cemeteries, crematories, and other businesses can also be
"funeral providers" if they market both funeral goods and services.
When should the GPL be offered? - (ANSWER)When you begin to discuss any of the following:1. The
type of funeral or disposition that you can arrange2. The specific goods and services that you offer, or3.
The prices of your goods and services
What year did the funeral rule go into effect - (ANSWER)1984
When you request authorization to embalm you must - (ANSWER)Disclose that embalming is not
required by law (except in special cases, if relevant) and refrain from further discussion about prices or
the selection of funeral goods or services while you remove the deceased.
Required disclosures on GPL - (ANSWER)1. Consumers right of selection2. Embalming3. Alternative
Containers4. Basic service fee5. Casket Price List6. Outer Burial Container Price List
, NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Who has to inform the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing upon the sale or transfer of Funeral Home? -
(ANSWER)Both new owner and former owner of a funeral home MUST notify the NYS Bureau of Funeral
Directing in writing within 30 days.
What article of the NYS Public Health Law is solely concerned with business and practice of funeral
directing? - (ANSWER)Article 34 of NYS Public Health Law.
What 3 laws make up most of the funeral directing laws? - (ANSWER)Three laws that comprise MOST of
NYS Funeral Director Law are: 1) Article 34 NYS Public Health Law, 2) NYS Sanitary Codes and 3) NYS Vital
Statistics Laws.
"As registered with department of health =" - (ANSWER)All paperwork from funeral should have the
same exact format of information (name, address and phone number)
Price ranges of merchandise must range? - (ANSWER)Least tp expensive
Additional Services and Merchandise must have a price in the? - (ANSWER)From and to columns
If something is not available or is not chosen you should put what in the column? - (ANSWER)N/A
If only 1 price set (hairdressing) you would put? - (ANSWER)Same number in both columns
Two types of alternative services are? - (ANSWER)Direct burial & Direct Cremation
Price for Direct Burial and Direct Cremation cannot include? - (ANSWER)crematory or cemetery charges
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
After 1984, all funeral establishments must be/ have: - (ANSWER)A prep room, a chapel & subscribe to
municipality laws
Funeral directing advisory board - (ANSWER)3 members from consumer interest group, 6 licensed
funeral directors & 1 cemetery person
Max time to register a death - (ANSWER)72 Hours
Do you have to be a licensed funeral director and does your business have to be a licensed funeral home
to be covered by the rule? - (ANSWER)No. Cemeteries, crematories, and other businesses can also be
"funeral providers" if they market both funeral goods and services.
When should the GPL be offered? - (ANSWER)When you begin to discuss any of the following:1. The
type of funeral or disposition that you can arrange2. The specific goods and services that you offer, or3.
The prices of your goods and services
What year did the funeral rule go into effect - (ANSWER)1984
When you request authorization to embalm you must - (ANSWER)Disclose that embalming is not
required by law (except in special cases, if relevant) and refrain from further discussion about prices or
the selection of funeral goods or services while you remove the deceased.
Required disclosures on GPL - (ANSWER)1. Consumers right of selection2. Embalming3. Alternative
Containers4. Basic service fee5. Casket Price List6. Outer Burial Container Price List
, NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Who has to inform the NYS Bureau of Funeral Directing upon the sale or transfer of Funeral Home? -
(ANSWER)Both new owner and former owner of a funeral home MUST notify the NYS Bureau of Funeral
Directing in writing within 30 days.
What article of the NYS Public Health Law is solely concerned with business and practice of funeral
directing? - (ANSWER)Article 34 of NYS Public Health Law.
What 3 laws make up most of the funeral directing laws? - (ANSWER)Three laws that comprise MOST of
NYS Funeral Director Law are: 1) Article 34 NYS Public Health Law, 2) NYS Sanitary Codes and 3) NYS Vital
Statistics Laws.
"As registered with department of health =" - (ANSWER)All paperwork from funeral should have the
same exact format of information (name, address and phone number)
Price ranges of merchandise must range? - (ANSWER)Least tp expensive
Additional Services and Merchandise must have a price in the? - (ANSWER)From and to columns
If something is not available or is not chosen you should put what in the column? - (ANSWER)N/A
If only 1 price set (hairdressing) you would put? - (ANSWER)Same number in both columns
Two types of alternative services are? - (ANSWER)Direct burial & Direct Cremation
Price for Direct Burial and Direct Cremation cannot include? - (ANSWER)crematory or cemetery charges
