Free North Dakota Laws and Rules Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1In North Dakota, which credential authorizes one person to practice both funeral directing and embalming?

   1. A. Funeral practitioner
   2. B. Intern embalmer
   3. C. Crematory operator
   4. D. Funeral establishment licensee

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NDCC 43-10-01(7) defines the credential and states that a funeral practitioner "means a person licensed by the board to practice funeral directing and embalming." The combined practitioner credential is therefore the correct choice.

   Reference: North Dakota Century Code t43c10 — NDCC 43-10-01(7)

2. 2Who has custody of a body while a North Dakota coroner is required to hold an inquest?

   1. A. The person with the ordinary duty of disposition
   2. B. The coroner until the inquest is completed
   3. C. The county recorder until the permit is filed
   4. D. The cemetery sexton until burial

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NDCC 23-06-02 provides that when an inquest is required, "the coroner is entitled to the custody of the body until such inquest has been completed."

   Reference: North Dakota Century Code t23c06 — NDCC 23-06-02

3. 3Under North Dakota's administrative definition, what level of supervision must an assistant receive?

   1. A. Direct and exclusive supervision
   2. B. Direct and immediate supervision
   3. C. Close supervision by a licensed practitioner
   4. D. General supervision by a funeral practitioner

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NDAC 25-02-01-01(1) defines an assistant as a nonprofessional who provides assistance "under the direct and immediate supervision of the funeral director."

   Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code - Title 25 Article 2 Chapter 1 — NDAC 25-02-01-01(1)

4. 4A communicable-disease death creates unusual concern that attendance at a funeral could spread disease among unimmunized family members. Who decides whether a private funeral is required?

   1. A. The funeral practitioner
   2. B. The county coroner
   3. C. The local health officer
   4. D. The person controlling final disposition

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "The decision shall be made by the local health officer." The local health officer decides whether unusual public-health circumstances require a private funeral. A family may separately choose one, but neither the arranger nor disposition decision-maker imposes this health restriction.

   Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code, ch. 25-03-02 — NDAC 25-03-02-01

5. 5When must a North Dakota crematorium clean its retort?

   1. A. At the conclusion of each cremation
   2. B. At the end of each operating day
   3. C. After every ten cremations
   4. D. During the annual inspection

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NDAC 25-05-01-07(1) provides: "All crematoriums shall clean their retorts at the conclusion of each cremation."

   Reference: nd1.ac_web — NDAC 25-05-01-07(1)

6. 6A registered intern embalmer is the subject of a Board inspection. What does the investigation chapter require of the intern?

   1. A. Provide full cooperation throughout the Board inspection
   2. B. Provide cooperation only after the Board serves a subpoena
   3. C. Provide cooperation only through the supervising practitioner
   4. D. Provide cooperation only after formal charges are filed

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "A licensee, intern embalmer, or applicant for licensure who is the subject of an inspection or investigation by the board shall cooperate fully with the inspection or investigation." The rule directly includes an intern and requires full cooperation during inspection, without an added subpoena, intermediary, or formal-charge condition.

   Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code, ch. 25-08-01 — NDAC 25-08-01-02

7. 7A death record is first filed 14 months after the death. The attending physician and funeral director are available to sign it. What extra support must accompany the filing?

   1. A. Both signers provide affidavits based on records kept in their files
   2. B. Only the physician provides an affidavit based on records in the file
   3. C. Both signers provide affidavits based on recollection without records
   4. D. Only the director provides an affidavit based on records in the file

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "records filed one year or more after the date of death, the physician or coroner and the funeral director or person who acted as such must state in accompanying affidavits that the information on the record is based on records kept in their files." Both available signers must attest to file records. One affidavit alone or memory without records does not meet the rule.

   Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code, ch. 33-04-07 — NDAC 33-04-07-01(1)

8. 8After the North Dakota state registrar grants an extension for a death record, what is the maximum period for filing the completed record?

   1. A. Ten days
   2. B. Twenty days
   3. C. Thirty days
   4. D. Ninety days

   Answer: C

   Explanation: NDAC 33-04-11-01(3) requires a completed record "after a period of no more than thirty days after an extension has been granted."

   Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code - Title 33 Article 4 Chapter 11 — NDAC 33-04-11-01(3)

9. 9A subregistrar handles a body and later delivers it to another subregistrar. Which combination of fields belongs in the required handling record?

   1. A. Receipt date, time and place; disposition date, manner and place; transfer date and receiving subregistrar's name and address
   2. B. Receipt date, time and place; disposition date, manner and place; transfer date and funeral practitioner's name and address
   3. C. Receipt date, time and place; death date and medical cause; transfer date and receiving subregistrar's name and address
   4. D. Receipt date, time and place; disposition date, manner and place; transfer date and county recorder's name and address

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "Each subregistrar shall keep a record containing as a minimum, the following information about each dead body or fetus the subregistrar handles:" The listed fields include receipt date/place/time, disposition date/place/manner, and, on transfer, delivery date plus the receiving subregistrar's name and address. The alternative combinations replace a required field or actor with information from a different record.

   Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code, ch. 33-04-16 — NDAC 33-04-16-01

10. 10Under North Dakota's communicable-disease rule, who may accept and prepare a covered body?

    1. A. Any funeral-establishment employee
    2. B. Only a licensed practitioner or a closely supervised intern embalmer
    3. C. Only a cemetery sexton
    4. D. Any trained crematory operator

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The rule states: "Only a licensed funeral practitioner or an intern embalmer who is closely supervised by a licensed funeral practitioner shall accept and prepare the body."

    Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code - Title 33 Article 6 Chapter 15 — NDAC 33-06-15-01(1)(a)