Which statement best describes the licensing status for a Death Care Consultant?

• A. They may perform paid funeral consultations without any license.
• B. They must hold a license to provide paid funeral consultations.
• C. They must be a licensed physician.
• D. They are defined as a clerk who handles paperwork.

Answer: (B)

Anyone who provides paid funeral consultations must be licensed. In Oregon, offering professional guidance to families on funeral arrangements, costs, and planning is a regulated service. A death care consultant who accepts compensation for giving such advice is expected to meet specific education, ethics, and competency standards and to operate under state oversight. Licensing protects the public by ensuring the consultant has demonstrated appropriate knowledge and remains accountable through discipline and continuing education. Operating without a license would be unauthorized practice of death care. The other options aren’t correct because a physician’s license isn’t required for this role, and being just a clerk handling paperwork doesn’t authorize providing professional paid consultations.