The State Board & Its Administration
About 3 of every 50 questions on a Arkansas state exam practice exam come from this topic.
What to know
The Board sits within the State Insurance Department and has 9 members. The Insurance Commissioner or a designee serves ex officio, and the other 8 are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The appointees are 2 licensees, 2 perpetual-care cemetery operators, 2 burial association operators, 1 consumer, and 1 elderly representative age 60 or older. Terms are 5 years, with no more than 2 consecutive full terms. Quorum is 5. The Board meets at least quarterly and gives exams at least twice a year. The Commissioner appoints the Executive Secretary, whose office is in Little Rock. The inspector needs 5 consecutive years as a licensed embalmer and funeral director and may enter premises without notice.
Where it comes from
- Ark. Code Ann. §§ 23-61-1102 to -1106, 23-61-1111
Try a practice question
How many members serve on the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services?
- A11
- B5
- C7
- D9
Show the answer
9. The Board has 9 members: the Insurance Commissioner (or designee) ex officio, plus 8 Governor appointees.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-61-1102
Other topics on the exam
- Licensing Requirements
- Apprenticeship
- Renewal, Reciprocity & Continuing Education
- Funeral Establishments (Types A & B)
- Crematories, Retort Operators & Cremation
- Transport Services (Type D)
- Preparation & Preservation of the Dead
- Right of Disposition (Final Disposition Rights Act)
- Prohibited Conduct, Complaints & Discipline
- Record Retention
- Sales Practices, Ethics & the FTC Funeral Rule