Free State Law and Rule Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1What minimum age must an applicant reach to receive a Maine license to practice funeral service?

   1. A. 18 years
   2. B. 19 years
   3. C. 20 years
   4. D. 21 years

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Maine law states that an applicant "must be at least 18 years of age." Therefore, 18 is the minimum licensing age.

   Reference: Title32Sec1501 — 32 M.R.S. § 1501

2. 2Which transaction is a change of ownership under Maine's funeral-establishment definitions?

   1. A. Replacing one funeral attendant
   2. B. Changing the establishment's telephone number
   3. C. Renovating the visitation room
   4. D. Selling or transferring the entire ownership of a funeral home

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The defined transaction is "the sale or transfer of the entire ownership of a funeral home."

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 4-A

3. 3For an applicant whose funeral-service education begins after March 1, 2011, what educational award does the Maine board rule require?

   1. A. A high school diploma only
   2. B. An associate degree or higher in funeral service or mortuary science from an accredited or board-approved program
   3. C. A one-semester embalming certificate
   4. D. Any bachelor's degree, regardless of subject

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The rule requires "an Associate Degree or higher from a program in funeral service" accredited by the named body or another board-approved organization.

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 1

4. 4What score must a Pathway 1 applicant obtain on each major section of the National Board Examination under Maine's rule?

   1. A. At least 60%
   2. B. At least 65%
   3. C. At least 70%
   4. D. At least 75%

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The Maine rule requires "a minimum passing score of 75% on each of the major sections" of the National Board Examination.

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 6-A, § 2(1)(C)

5. 5What does Maine require regarding the use of a funeral establishment's preparation room?

   1. A. It must be used exclusively for preparation or embalming
   2. B. It may double as a public visitation room
   3. C. It may be shared with food preparation
   4. D. It is optional when a branch is licensed

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The establishment must have a room "to be used exclusively as a preparation or embalming room."

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 1

6. 6Who may embalm human remains in a Maine funeral establishment?

   1. A. A practitioner or a practitioner trainee under personal supervision
   2. B. Any funeral attendant with annual safety training
   3. C. A funeral director working alone
   4. D. An authorized person designated by the family

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The rule says, "Embalming may only be performed by a practitioner of funeral service or a practitioner trainee who is under the supervision of a practitioner of funeral service."

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 10, § 2

7. 7What ownership or control relationship must apply to a vehicle that a Maine licensee uses to transport human remains?

   1. A. It must be owned by or leased to the establishment or practitioner
   2. B. The driver alone must own it
   3. C. The cemetery must lease it
   4. D. No ownership relationship is required

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Licensees may use "only in vehicles owned by or leased to the funeral establishment or a practitioner of funeral service."

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 12, § 1

8. 8A body has been temporarily stored in Maine for eight months or longer. How is its later removal treated?

   1. A. As initial transportation
   2. B. As a disinterment
   3. C. As routine transfer without a permit
   4. D. As shipment of cremated remains

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The rule states, "Removal of the human remains from these structures is considered disinterment as governed by Chapter 13 of the board’s rules."

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 14, § 2

9. 9How may life insurance be used in a Maine mortuary arrangement under the board rule?

   1. A. Only as guaranteed service
   2. B. As either credit or guaranteed service
   3. C. Only as credit for service, not guaranteed service
   4. D. Only after death

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The rule says, "Life insurance mortuary trust agreements may only be credit for service. Guaranteed service life insurance mortuary trust agreements are not permitted."

   Reference: 02 331 Rules — 02-331 C.M.R. ch. 16, § 2

10. 10Before embalming or otherwise altering a body, what must a Maine funeral director determine from the medical certifier?

    1. A. Whether the family has paid in full
    2. B. Whether a cemetery lot is available
    3. C. Whether the cause places the case under the medical examiner system
    4. D. Whether the decedent had life insurance

    Answer: C

    Explanation: The director must ascertain "that the cause of death is not such as to bring the case under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner system."

    Reference: 10 146 Ch 5 — 10-146 C.M.R. ch. 5, § 3