NYS Funeral Law Exam Review Study
Guide
Business telephone - ✔️Each funeral home registration must have a separate
telephone line.
Display of Signs - ✔️Lettering infront of Funeral Home must be a minimum of 1.5
inches.
Casket Showroom lettering minimum .5 inch. Conspicuously displayed.
Food and Beverage - ✔️Prohibited in the Funeral Establishment
Must a Funeral firm display a sign outside the building? - ✔️Yes. 1.5 inch minimum.
Can non-licensed funeral home employees have buisness cards? - ✔️No. Only a
funeral director with license can have business cards.
How do New York State laws govern advertising in relation to funeral homes? - ✔️1.
Sign in front with name as registered, a minimum of 1.5 inches. 2. Buisness cards
are only for Directors
3. Must disclose if your license is inactive.
In New York State, is it legal to serve food and beverages in the funeral home? -
✔️No
Who may execute an anatomical gift? - ✔️Anyone over the age of 18 of "sound
mind", next of kin, designated agent,
Can anatomical gifts be executed through a will? - ✔️Yes
Can a funeral home require that funeral bills be paid in advanced? - ✔️Yes.
However, this must be disclosed in your itemization statement or agreement. All
customers must be treated equally.
Can a funeral home charge interest on an unpaid balance? If so, how much? -
✔️Yes, you can charge interest. The maximum rate of interest that a funeral home
can charge is 16% pursuant to the NYS banking law.
Can a funeral home charge back to the family a credit card surcharge? - ✔️No. Must
be listed as a cash advanced item.
What amount does New York State reimburse localities for burial of the indigent? -
✔️900 dollars.
Can unclaimed cadavers be delivered to schools for study? - ✔️Yes, at discression of
hospital director.
Guide
Business telephone - ✔️Each funeral home registration must have a separate
telephone line.
Display of Signs - ✔️Lettering infront of Funeral Home must be a minimum of 1.5
inches.
Casket Showroom lettering minimum .5 inch. Conspicuously displayed.
Food and Beverage - ✔️Prohibited in the Funeral Establishment
Must a Funeral firm display a sign outside the building? - ✔️Yes. 1.5 inch minimum.
Can non-licensed funeral home employees have buisness cards? - ✔️No. Only a
funeral director with license can have business cards.
How do New York State laws govern advertising in relation to funeral homes? - ✔️1.
Sign in front with name as registered, a minimum of 1.5 inches. 2. Buisness cards
are only for Directors
3. Must disclose if your license is inactive.
In New York State, is it legal to serve food and beverages in the funeral home? -
✔️No
Who may execute an anatomical gift? - ✔️Anyone over the age of 18 of "sound
mind", next of kin, designated agent,
Can anatomical gifts be executed through a will? - ✔️Yes
Can a funeral home require that funeral bills be paid in advanced? - ✔️Yes.
However, this must be disclosed in your itemization statement or agreement. All
customers must be treated equally.
Can a funeral home charge interest on an unpaid balance? If so, how much? -
✔️Yes, you can charge interest. The maximum rate of interest that a funeral home
can charge is 16% pursuant to the NYS banking law.
Can a funeral home charge back to the family a credit card surcharge? - ✔️No. Must
be listed as a cash advanced item.
What amount does New York State reimburse localities for burial of the indigent? -
✔️900 dollars.
Can unclaimed cadavers be delivered to schools for study? - ✔️Yes, at discression of
hospital director.
