INFORMATION ON: THE KANSAS FUNERAL DIRECTOR EXAMINATION
Examination Fee: $200.00
The funeral director examination to be
administered by the Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts consists of 100
questions with each question valued at one (1) point. A score of
75 or higher is considered passing. You will be given a maximum
of two (2) hours to complete the examination. Should you fail the
examination, you may retake the examination at the next scheduled date
for no additional cost. Failure to pass or appear at that time
requires an additional application and fee.
Subjects covered on the test and the number of questions on each is as follows: Accounting (5), Mortuary Administration (15), Psychology (10), Sociology of Funeral Service (10), Mortuary and Business Law (15), Federal Law (10) and Kansas Law (35). Prearranged funeral agreements compose 15 of the 35 questions on the Kansas Law. All questions are multiple choice (possibilities of A-D).
----------Subjects covered on the test and the number of questions on each is as follows: Accounting (5), Mortuary Administration (15), Psychology (10), Sociology of Funeral Service (10), Mortuary and Business Law (15), Federal Law (10) and Kansas Law (35). Prearranged funeral agreements compose 15 of the 35 questions on the Kansas Law. All questions are multiple choice (possibilities of A-D).
An example of a question is as follows:
All
licenses renew their licenses
a) quarterly. b) annually. c) biennially. d) every five years.
The FIRST step to the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance is the creation of a
I. priority list. II. needs assessment.
III. compliance statement. IV. written compliance plan.
(a) I and II (b) II and III (c) II only (d) I and IV
a) quarterly. b) annually. c) biennially. d) every five years.
------------
You may also see an extremely small number of questions, such as:The FIRST step to the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance is the creation of a
I. priority list. II. needs assessment.
III. compliance statement. IV. written compliance plan.
(a) I and II (b) II and III (c) II only (d) I and IV
------------
Some possible study
material available for the written examination, includes:
1) The current Kansas rule book--available
through our office for
$5.00 each or they can be printed at no cost from our web site, located
at: http://www.accesskansas.org/ksbma/ (at the main menu, select
Legislation (rule book), then statutes and regulations. You will
need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader if you don't already have it and
that download is listed directly underneath the statutes and
regulations option on our web site.) The following is a direct
link to the rule
book
2) The Funeral Service Compend (order form available through our office.) Purchasing the compend is simply an option and is not mandatory. We make no money from the product but include it as a study option based on the recommendations from some previous examinees. Some of you may already own this book from mortuary college and may be able to purchase it used or from other sources. Some compend books include mortuary administration and federal law questions in the section entitled: “Mortuary Administration.” Obviously it will not be necessary to study the science portion of this book. A link on the KSBMA for the order form is: Compend Order Form
3) Complying With the Funeral Rule--This information can be found on the internet at: Complying With the Funeral Rule
As you can see, the funeral director examination is not simply a test over Kansas laws. Because of the required education qualifications and responsibilities that go along with the funeral director license, the examination covers a broad range of material the board believes is necessary in order for licensed funeral directors to meet the needs of Kansas consumers.
The examination takes approximately two (2) hours to be administered. You will be notified of your score within two (2) weeks of the examination. Most generally results will be mailed to you the day after the examination has been administered. Please do not attempt to call our office to inquire of your score as scores will only be issued via the mail - NO EXCEPTIONS!
Please contact the Mortuary Arts Board at (785) 296-3980 by the filing deadline if you have a disability and need an accommodation to be administered this written examination.
The examination is administered quarterly, during the months of January, April, July and October. The filing deadline for each examination is the 15th of the month PRIOR to the examination. EXAMPLE: The filing deadline for the January examination is December 15.
2) The Funeral Service Compend (order form available through our office.) Purchasing the compend is simply an option and is not mandatory. We make no money from the product but include it as a study option based on the recommendations from some previous examinees. Some of you may already own this book from mortuary college and may be able to purchase it used or from other sources. Some compend books include mortuary administration and federal law questions in the section entitled: “Mortuary Administration.” Obviously it will not be necessary to study the science portion of this book. A link on the KSBMA for the order form is: Compend Order Form
3) Complying With the Funeral Rule--This information can be found on the internet at: Complying With the Funeral Rule
As you can see, the funeral director examination is not simply a test over Kansas laws. Because of the required education qualifications and responsibilities that go along with the funeral director license, the examination covers a broad range of material the board believes is necessary in order for licensed funeral directors to meet the needs of Kansas consumers.
The examination takes approximately two (2) hours to be administered. You will be notified of your score within two (2) weeks of the examination. Most generally results will be mailed to you the day after the examination has been administered. Please do not attempt to call our office to inquire of your score as scores will only be issued via the mail - NO EXCEPTIONS!
Please contact the Mortuary Arts Board at (785) 296-3980 by the filing deadline if you have a disability and need an accommodation to be administered this written examination.
The examination is administered quarterly, during the months of January, April, July and October. The filing deadline for each examination is the 15th of the month PRIOR to the examination. EXAMPLE: The filing deadline for the January examination is December 15.
Further questions may be directed to:
Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
700 SW Jackson Street, Suite 904
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3733
Telephone: (785) 296-3980
Fax: (785) 296-0891
8:00 a.m. - Noon, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Email: boma1@ksbma.ks.gov
Web site: http://www.kansas.gov/ksbma/
Revised July 13, 2010