The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (ICFSEB; The Conference) · NBE-Arts blueprint effective January 1, 2023, based on the 2022 Job Task Analysis and reaffirmed in the supplied 2026 issuer handbook and guide evidence. The workbook label “Funeral Director National Board Examination (NBE)” is mapped to NBE-Arts using primary licensing evidence; it is not a separate official examination title. No newer blueprint announcement was identified.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• NBE Candidate Handbook — cover labeled 2026
• The Conference’s guide to the NBE — 2026 edition
• Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers — Questions related to Licensure
• The Conference (ICFSEB) Examinations — Pearson
• Complying with the Funeral Rule — Federal Trade Commission
• Funeral Costs and Pricing Checklist — Federal Trade Commission
• Types of Funerals — Federal Trade Commission
• Shopping for Funeral Services — Federal Trade Commission
• Planning Your Own Funeral — Federal Trade Commission
• The FTC Funeral Rule — Federal Trade Commission
• Funeral Terms and Contact Information — Federal Trade Commission
• Buying a Cemetery Site — Federal Trade Commission
• Next on the regulatory review roll — Federal Trade Commission
• 16 CFR 453.2 — Price disclosures
• 16 CFR 453.5 — Services provided without prior approval
• 16 CFR 453.6 — Retention of documents
• Funeral Director’s Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting — CDC, 2019
• Guidelines for Reporting Occupation and Industry on Death Certificates — NIOSH, revised January 2021
• Grief, Bereavement, and Loss (PDQ) — National Cancer Institute, Patient Version
• Grief, Bereavement, and Coping With Loss (PDQ) — National Cancer Institute, Health Professional Version
• Burial at Sea — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• What does burial in a VA national cemetery include? — Department of Veterans Affairs
• 16 CFR 453.1 — Definitions