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1. 1An Ohio funeral director is supervising a student who is carrying out a specific funeral-directing function. What level of presence constitutes direct supervision?

   1. A. Availability by telephone
   2. B. Physical presence while the function is carried out
   3. C. Review of the work by the end of the day
   4. D. A weekly on-site visit

   Answer: B

   Explanation: ORC 4717.01 requires the "physical presence of a licensed funeral director or licensed embalmer" while the function is carried out. The director must therefore be physically present.

   Reference: Section 4717.01 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 4717.01(I)

2. 2A body is transported into Ohio after a death in another state. What document must accompany it?

   1. A. An Ohio provisional death certificate
   2. B. An authorization issued by the destination cemetery
   3. C. An authorization for final disposition issued under the law of the place of death
   4. D. An Ohio funeral-home transfer affidavit

   Answer: C

   Explanation: ORC 3705.18 requires the body to be accompanied by "an authorization for final disposition issued in accordance with the laws and health regulations of the place where death occurred." The origin jurisdiction supplies the authorization.

   Reference: Section 3705.18 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 3705.18

3. 3A death occurs in Ohio. In which registration district must the death certificate be filed?

   1. A. The district where death occurred
   2. B. The district of the decedent's last residence
   3. C. The district where the funeral home is licensed
   4. D. The district selected for final disposition

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ORC 3705.16 requires registration "with the local registrar of vital statistics of the district in which the death or fetal death occurred." Place of death controls.

   Reference: Section 3705.16 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 3705.16(B)

4. 4How must an Ohio funeral director bill taxable tangible personal property sold in a funeral transaction?

   1. A. Include it invisibly in one professional-service charge
   2. B. State it separately and collect tax on the full selling price
   3. C. Report it only on an annual use-tax return
   4. D. Tax only the funeral home's wholesale cost

   Answer: B

   Explanation: OAC 5703-9-32 says taxable property and services "must be separately stated in the billing and tax collected on the full selling price." Separate statement and full-price taxation are required.

   Reference: Rule 5703-9-32 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — OAC 5703-9-32(A)

5. 5What is the maximum reasonable funeral-expense payment from Ohio's state insurance fund when an employee's death results from a covered injury or occupational disease?

   1. A. $5,000
   2. B. $6,500
   3. C. $10,000
   4. D. $7,500

   Answer: D

   Explanation: ORC 4123.66 caps the payment at "an amount not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars." The maximum is $7,500.

   Reference: Section 4123.66 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 4123.66(A), effective September 26, 2025

6. 6Which description includes all identifying elements of an Ohio funeral procession under ORC 4511.451?

   1. A. One vehicle traveling at night with hazard lamps
   2. B. Two or more daytime vehicles accompanying remains, each with lighted headlights and an authorized pennant
   3. C. Any vehicles following a hearse without lights or pennants
   4. D. Three vehicles traveling together solely to a cemetery

   Answer: B

   Explanation: ORC 4511.451 defines the procession as "two or more vehicles accompanying the cremated remains or the body of a deceased person in the daytime when each of the vehicles has its headlights lighted and is displaying a purple and white or an orange and white pennant." The complete definition requires all listed elements.

   Reference: Section 4511.451 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 4511.451(A)

7. 7Who may sell an Ohio preneed funeral contract that includes funeral services?

   1. A. Only a licensed funeral director
   2. B. Any licensed insurance agent
   3. C. Any cemetery salesperson
   4. D. Any registered business entity

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ORC 4717.31 provides, "Only a funeral director licensed pursuant to this chapter may sell a preneed funeral contract that includes funeral services." A licensed funeral director is required.

   Reference: Section 4717.31 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 4717.31(A)

8. 8A caller asks a funeral home about its prices and offerings. What information must the provider give by telephone?

   1. A. Only a package price
   2. B. Accurate information from its applicable price lists
   3. C. Only the basic-services fee
   4. D. No information unless the caller visits

   Answer: B

   Explanation: FTC guidance states, "You must give consumers who telephone your place of business and ask about your prices or offerings accurate information from your General Price List, Casket Price List, and Outer Burial Container Price List." Accurate list information must be provided.

   Reference: Complying with the Funeral Rule | Federal Trade Commission — Telephone Price Disclosures

9. 9Under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard, what control method comes before relying on personal protective equipment?

   1. A. Engineering and work-practice controls
   2. B. Employee medical records
   3. C. Exposure-incident counseling
   4. D. Annual vaccination declinations

   Answer: A

   Explanation: OSHA requires, "Engineering and work practice controls shall be used to eliminate or minimize employee exposure." PPE is added where exposure remains.

   Reference: 1910.1030 - Bloodborne pathogens. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration — 29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i)

10. 10When does Ohio EPA instruct a generator to begin counting a waste for monthly generator-category purposes?

    1. A. When it is first generated and removed from the producing process
    2. B. After an off-site facility accepts it
    3. C. Only when a transporter manifests it
    4. D. At the end of the calendar year

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The Ohio EPA handbook states, "Waste is counted when it is first generated (removed from the process that produces it)." Counting begins at generation, not after later handling.

    Reference: Author: DSHARPE — Hazardous Waste Generator Handbook, page 13, When do I start counting my waste?