ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS LRR EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|AGRADE

ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL

DIRECTORS LRR EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM 200

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH

RATIONALES|AGRADE

Ever person who desires to engage in the business of funeral directing in

AR must: - ANSWER- -be 18 years of age

-graduate of accredited high school or equivalent

-served as apprentice FD for no less than 24 months under supervision

of licensed FD

-Apply to the board with attached fee

-Present themselves before board to make a passing grade on both

written and oral examinations

-Conduct 50 case reports under supervision of FD

Notice of apprenticeship shall be recorded by ______ of the board and

by the licensed FD supervising the apprenticeship not later than ____

days after commencement of the apprenticeship - ANSWER- SecretaryTreasurer, 30

If any person is a graduate of an accredited mortuary program and has

passed the National Board Examination, that person shall be required to

serve how long as an apprentice funeral director? - ANSWER- 1 year

True or False: The board shall have the power to suspend or revoke a

certificate of apprenticeship for violation of any provision of this

subchapter or 17-29-201 - ANSWER- True

True or False: Board may require applicants for licensure as funeral

directors to complete up to 40 hours of classroom instruction in funeral

service practices, ethics, laws, rules, and regulations affecting funeral

service? - ANSWER- False. Board may require up to 20 hours. Only

courses of instruction approved by the board shall satisfy requirement.

Who signs the certificate authorizing persons as licensed embalmers or

funeral directors? - ANSWER- President and Secretary-Treasurer of the

Board. Certificate shall have the official seal affixed.

Must license holders maintain his or her license on display in his or her

office or place of business? - ANSWER- Yes

Is it unlawful to operate or manage a funeral establishment without a

license or having a license displayed? - ANSWER- YES!

No license shall be issued to operate a full-service funeral establishment

by the board unless the establishment has employed a full-time person

licensed as a ____________________. - ANSWER- Funeral Director

If an establishment is part of a ___________ _____________ within the

state, only ______ establishment within the organization must have a

full-time person licensed as a funeral director. - ANSWER- multiunit

enterprise, one. The full-time FD must be reasonably accessible to the

branch establishment

Requirements of a preparation room: - ANSWER- -sanitary floor, walls,

ceiling

-adequate sanitary drainage and disposal facilities

-running water and exhaust fans

Each funeral establishment using an embalmer shall file with the board a

notoraized statement signed by embalmer stating his or her services are

available ______ times, and within a reasonable time after death occurs,

not to exceed _____ hours. - ANSWER- 6

A funeral establishment shall contain a casket selection room with a

reasonable number of caskets. However, if the establishment is part of a

multi-unit enterprise, only ___ establishment in the enterprise needs a

selection room if it is within reasonable distance of other establishments.

- ANSWER- 1

Are mobile homes or mobile units allowed for use as funeral

establishments or branches? - ANSWER- No, except in the case of

emergency as prescribed by the board.

Mobile homes, modular units, manufactured homes, and similar mobile

units may be granted a ________ license on a __________________

basis. - ANSWER- replacement, case-by-case

Funeral establishment licenses shall be issued after what? - ANSWER- -

Application to the board

-following examination of the establishment to be licensed that reveals

all requirements have been met.

-Payment of fee

All funeral establishment licenses expire on____? - ANSWERDecember 31 of each year

When an establishment changes ownership, the board shall be notified in

writing within _____ days. - ANSWER- 30

If there is a change in the name of the establishment, a new license shall

be issued in the new name only if __? - ANSWER- the requirements for

licenses as established are met.

Every license holder who wishes to continue practice of embalming or

funeral directing shall pay a renewal fee to the ____________ of the

board on or before _______ each year. - ANSWER- SecretaryTreasurer, December 31

A license not renewed by ________________ of any year will be

considered delinquent. - ANSWER- December 31

Any person in arrears more than _____ years shall appear before the

board at a regular meeting and pay a delinquency fee determined by the

rule of the board to be eligible for renewal of license. - ANSWER- 3