North Carolina Laws Exam- Practice of
Funeral Service Exam And Actual
Answers.
How are the nine members of the board selected? - Answer 4- appointed by the governor from
nominees recommended by the NC Funeral Directors Association
2- appointed by the governor from nominees recommended by the FD and Morticians association of NC
1- appointed by the governor who is licensed under this Article and who is not affiliated with any funeral
service trade association
1- appointed by the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate. This member is not licensed under this article or employed by a person who is licensed under
this article
1- appointed by the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the speaker of the house of
representatives. This member is not licensed under this article or employed by a person who is licensed
under this article
How long does a member of the board serve? - Answer Staggered 3 year terms, ending on December
31. No member may serve more than two complete consecutive terms.
Vacancies - Answer Shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointment.
They shall serve the remaining term of those they are replacing.
Removal - Answer Anyone may be removed due to a neglect of duties, incompetence, or
unprofessional conduct
T or F: Before entering their duties as members of the board, each member must take and subscribe to
the oath of office prescribed for other State officers - Answer True
Advertisement - Answer The publication, dissemination, circulation or placing before the public, or
causing directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated or placed before the public, any
announcement or statement in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, or in the form of a book,
notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign, placard, card, label or tag, or over any radio,
television station, or electronic medium
, Board - Answer North Carolina Board of Funeral Service
Burial - Answer interment in any form, cremation and the transportation of the dead human body as
necessary therefor
Chapel - Answer a chapel or other facility separate from the funeral establishment premises for the
primary purpose of reposing of dead human bodies, visitation or funeral ceremony that is owned,
operated, or maintained by a funeral establishment under this article, and that does not use the word
funeral in its name, on a sign, in a directory, in advertising or in any other manner; in which or on the
premises of which there is not displayed any caskets or other funeral merchandise; in which or on the
premises of which there is not located any preparation room; and which no owner, operator, employee,
or agent thereof represents the chapel to be a funeral establishment.
Dead Human Bodies - Answer includes fetuses beyond the second trimester and the ashes from
cremated bodies
Embalmer - Answer any person engaged in the practice of embalming
Embalming - Answer the preservation and disinfection or attempted preservation and disinfection of
dead human bodies by application of chemicals externally or internally or both and the practice of
restorative art including the restoration or attempted restoration of the appearance of a dead human
body. Embalming shall not include the washing or use of soap and water to cleanse or prepare a dead
human body for disposition by the authorized agents, family, or friends of the deceased who do so
privately without pay or as part of the ritual washing and preparation of dead human bodies prescribed
by religious practices; provided, that no dead human body shall be handled in a manner inconsistent GS
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Funeral Directing - Answer engaging in the practice of funeral service except embalming
Funeral Director - Answer means any person engaged in the practice of funeral directing
Funeral Establishment - Answer every place or premises devoted to or used in the care, arrangement
and preparation for the funeral and final disposition of dead human bodies and maintained for the
