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1. 1A Nevada licensee is asked which activity falls within the statutory business of a funeral director. Which activity qualifies?

   1. A. Preparing or contracting to prepare human remains for burial, cremation, or disposal
   2. B. Performing only the duties of a licensed funeral arranger
   3. C. Conducting only direct cremations or immediate burials
   4. D. Owning a funeral establishment without performing any listed funeral-directing activity

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NRS 642.015 includes "Preparing or contracting to prepare by embalming or in any other manner dead human bodies for burial, cremation or disposal" within the definition of funeral director. The requested activity therefore falls within the licensed scope.

   Reference: Nrs 642 — NRS 642.015

2. 2For Board approval, when is a Nevada managing funeral director presumed reasonably available during regular business hours?

   1. A. When the director resides no more than 120 miles from the premises
   2. B. When the director resides no more than 60 miles from the premises
   3. C. When the director resides no more than 180 miles from the premises
   4. D. When the director resides no more than 250 miles from the premises

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NAC 642.116 states that a director is presumed reasonably available if the director "resides not more than 120 miles from the premises." The other distances do not establish that presumption.

   Reference: Nac 642 — NAC 642.116

3. 3A Nevada decedent left valid written instructions for the disposition of the decedent's remains. Who holds first priority to order the disposition?

   1. A. The person designated by the decedent in a valid order
   2. B. The surviving spouse in every case
   3. C. The funeral establishment manager
   4. D. The county recorder

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NRS 451.024 gives first priority to "A person designated as the person with authority to order the burial or cremation of the human remains of the decedent in a legally valid document" or the qualifying affidavit. The decedent's designation controls before the family hierarchy.

   Reference: NRS: CHAPTER 451 - DEAD BODIES — NRS 451.024

4. 4A Nevada coroner suspects a decedent died of a communicable disease and directs the funeral director to embalm. What must the funeral director do under NAC 451.010?

   1. A. Refrigerate the remains until the ordinary 24-hour storage period expires.
   2. B. Request authorization from the family before taking any preservation step.
   3. C. Place the remains in a sealed container for the next 18 hours.
   4. D. Embalm the remains as soon as possible under the coroner's direction.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: "the funeral director shall embalm the dead body as soon as possible." The coroner's suspicion and direction activate this prompt embalming duty. The other actions do not satisfy the directed response.

   Reference: Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 451 — NAC 451.010

5. 5A Nevada hospital nurse has pronounced a patient's death. What condition permits release of the body to a licensed funeral director while the medical certificate remains pending?

   1. A. Written authorization from the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, medical director, or chief of medical staff
   2. B. Oral permission from any hospital employee
   3. C. A burial permit issued by the destination cemetery
   4. D. A funeral agreement signed by an unrelated visitor

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NRS 440.415 permits the nurse or physician assistant to "release the body of the patient to a licensed funeral director pending the completion of the medical certificate of death" when an authorized medical professional has approved release in writing.

   Reference: NRS: CHAPTER 440 - VITAL STATISTICS — NRS 440.415

6. 6Before a Nevada disinterment, what vital-record action does NAC 440.190 require?

   1. A. Send the permit and correction affidavit to the State Registrar
   2. B. Destroy the original death certificate
   3. C. Issue a new Social Security number
   4. D. Cancel every certified copy

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NAC 440.190 directs the funeral director to "send a copy of the permit for the disinterment and file an affidavit for correction of a certificate" before disinterment or removal.

   Reference: NAC: CHAPTER 440 - VITAL STATISTICS — NAC 440.190

7. 7A caller asks a funeral provider for the price of a direct cremation. What response does the federal Funeral Rule require?

   1. A. Offer to mail the general price list and defer all price discussion until it arrives.
   2. B. Give accurate available price-list information that reasonably answers the caller's question.
   3. C. Discuss prices only after the caller visits the funeral home for arrangements.
   4. D. Give only the provider's basic-services fee and defer the direct-cremation price.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "Tell persons who ask by telephone about the funeral provider's offerings or prices any accurate information from the price lists described in paragraphs (b)(2) through (4) of this section and any other readily available information that reasonably answers the question." A telephone inquiry triggers accurate responsive price information; mailing, an in-person visit, or an unrelated fee does not satisfy it.

   Reference: 16 C.F.R. Part 453, Funeral Industry Practices — 16 C.F.R. § 453.2(b)(1)

8. 8A person contracts with families to direct and supervise funerals in Nevada. How does Nevada law classify that work?

   1. A. Cemetery-only work
   2. B. The business of a funeral director
   3. C. Crematory-equipment operation only
   4. D. Unregulated clerical work

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NRS 642.015 expressly includes "Directing, supervising or contracting to direct or supervise funerals" in the business of a funeral director. The contracting arrangement does not remove the work from that scope.

   Reference: Nrs 642 — NRS 642.015

9. 9Absent a Board exception, what distance relationship must exist when one funeral director manages multiple Nevada locations?

   1. A. Each location must be within 60 miles of the director's residence
   2. B. The premises must be less than 120 miles apart
   3. C. The premises must be less than 180 miles apart
   4. D. Each location must be in the same county

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NAC 642.116 provides that approval for multiple locations requires that "the premises of each funeral establishment or direct cremation facility are located less than 120 miles apart." County lines are not the measure used by the rule.

   Reference: Nac 642 — NAC 642.116

10. 10If a Nevada decedent made no controlling designation, who ordinarily has priority over the decedent's adult children to order disposition?

    1. A. A surviving parent
    2. B. The surviving spouse
    3. C. The county public administrator
    4. D. Any adult sibling

    Answer: B

    Explanation: NRS 451.024 places "The spouse of the decedent" before "An adult son or daughter of the decedent" in the priority order. A person in the lower class acts only when the higher class does not control.

    Reference: NRS: CHAPTER 451 - DEAD BODIES — NRS 451.024(1)(c)-(d)