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Nevada Funeral Arranger Test Study
Guide, Nevada Funeral Arranger
What is cremation? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Reducing human remains to bone
fragments with heat and evaporation
What do Funeral Directors do? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Prepare or contract
embalming, cremation, burial or disposal/ funerals
OR
Direct and supervise funerals, burials, cremations, or dispositions of the dead
Who are the exclusions to the International Conference of Funeral Service
Examining Boards ? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” People who shroud the dead
Cemetery employees who only work in the cemetery
Federal institutions
Offices of the U.S. Armed Forces
Native Indian pursuant
What are the duties of a Funeral Director who obtain unclaimed remains thought to
be a veteran? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. Report the name to the Department of
Veteran Services within a year
2. (After receiving a report from the Department of Veteran Services saying remains
are a veteran); Arrange disposition with: national or veteran cemetery, Department
of Veteran Services
What is the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Board? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Two
active directors or embalmers
One active crematory operator
One cemetery or direct cremation facility operator
Three people not affiliated with the funeral business
Embalmers with apprentices must do what? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Report
semiannually (Before July 1 and January 1) on work
Keep the apprentice no more than 2 years
Personally supervise the apprentice(s)
Funeral Directors Qualifications - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 18+
Good moral standing
Passed the FD Exam on: Laws/Regulations
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Guide, Nevada Funeral Arranger

What is cremation? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Reducing human remains to bone fragments with heat and evaporation What do Funeral Directors do? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Prepare or contract embalming, cremation, burial or disposal/ funerals OR Direct and supervise funerals, burials, cremations, or dispositions of the dead Who are the exclusions to the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” People who shroud the dead Cemetery employees who only work in the cemetery Federal institutions Offices of the U.S. Armed Forces Native Indian pursuant What are the duties of a Funeral Director who obtain unclaimed remains thought to be a veteran? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. Report the name to the Department of Veteran Services within a year

  1. (After receiving a report from the Department of Veteran Services saying remains are a veteran); Arrange disposition with: national or veteran cemetery, Department of Veteran Services What is the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Board? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Two active directors or embalmers One active crematory operator One cemetery or direct cremation facility operator Three people not affiliated with the funeral business Embalmers with apprentices must do what? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Report semiannually (Before July 1 and January 1) on work Keep the apprentice no more than 2 years Personally supervise the apprentice(s) Funeral Directors Qualifications - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 18+ Good moral standing Passed the FD Exam on: Laws/Regulations

Local health practices, Signs of death/ how is determined, Federal funeral regulations Must have 1+ years as an arranger Licensed by the Board as a Director Funeral Arrangers Qualifications - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Are 18+ years with good moral standing Pass test on funeral law and regulations, local health rules and Federal regulations False or Misleading Advertising includes? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Listing ONLY casket prices; not saying prices of other goods and services Charging cost AND a percentage for goods and services Selling stock in establishment that doesn't grant percentage of ownership Charging below reasonable cost of merchandise and overhead Saying competitors charge too much Claiming to be attacked by other mortuaries Claiming to defend public interest/ not being in a monopoly Not stating limits of Direct Cremation (if a Direct Cremation Facility) Advertising under different information than on certificate Unprofessional conduct includes? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Misrepresentation/ fraud of business Soliciting (Not general advertisement) Employment of solicitors to get business Grounds for disciplinary action are? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. Gross incompetency

  1. Unprofessional, unethical or dishonest conduct
  2. Habitual intemperance
  3. Illegally/fraud while embalming
  4. Employing solicitors
  5. Malpractice
  6. Gross immorality
  7. Using illegal drugs

any manner on private property if whoever ordered the cremation and property owner agree, OR dedicated portion of a cemetery exclusively for cremains Is the Crematory liability during a dispute? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Crematory is not liable for refusing to accept or cremate until court order or a suitable confirmation that dispute is settled IF: Crematory is aware of the dispute, has reason to question any representation made by person order cremation, or any unlawful reason What happens to an incomplete death certificate? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Local health officer shall note defects in the return and withhold issuing the burial or removal permit until corrected Prices of the Board are? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Application-Exam fee: $ Renewal of license: $ Late renewal license: $ Change of status of license: $ Reinstatement of a license: $ Transfer of a license: $ 225 Duplicate licenses: $ Admin. service charge: $ Embalmers Qualifications - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 18+ years Good moral standing High school graduate with 60 semester units Complete 12 months of mortuary science with 1+ year apprentice experience Embalmed 50+ bodies as an apprentice Present two witnesses of to-be embalmer's good character to the Board Pass the Board exam and pay necessary fees What are the rules for neglect and false certification of a physician on a death certificate? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” $250 fine for neglecting or refusing to give funeral agent the medical death certificate (if present at tme of death) $250 fine for knowingly making a false death certificate It is illegal for anyone to sign an uncompleted death certificate

Contents of a Burial Permit are? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. a statement by the local health officer and their signature of approval

  1. permission to inter, remove, or otherwise dispose of the deceased
  2. Name, Age, Sex, SS#, Cause of death, Place dead will be interred, inurned or buried, and Other information requested How long do you have to get a permit for removal, or burial? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 72 hours to be issued a permit after death, before further disposing of a body If person who certifies death consents, a body may be moved from the place of death to another location for their final disposition The required disclosures of the GPL are? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. Consumer right to choose services
  3. Embalming
  4. Alternative containers for cremation
  5. Basic Fees and services
  6. Casket Price List
  7. Outer Burial Container Price List What must the Casket Price List contain? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. Name of the business
  8. Caption "Casket Price List"
  9. Effective date of the CPL
  10. Price of each casket and alternative container that doesn't require special ordering When do you give the Casket Price List and General Price List? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Give the GPL before discuss funeral services and the CPL before discussing containers What do you do if someone calls about prices? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Provide accurate information and answers to any questions, about the GPL, CPL, OBCPL Are you allowed to require embalming, caskets, or outer burial caskets for an arrangement? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Can't say outer burial container, caskets for cremation, and embalming are required, if state law does not state that, for their situation If you do require one of these choices, you must state in identify and describe why you required this on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services

What Do Embalmers Do - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Prepare body for burial; replace blood with embalming fluid; reshape bodies. What are the grounds for Embalmer to be Disciplined - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 13 grounds for action by Board. Including gross incompetency, malpractice, & false/misleading advertising How can the Board Take Authorized Disciplinary Action - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Refuse, revoke, suspend license. Impose a fine, probation, or public reprimand Registered Apprentice Embalmer - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” No one may serve as an apprentice embalmer without Board approval Where can a Funeral Director/Arranger engage in business? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Must be conducted and engaged in at a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility Who can manage a Funeral Home? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A licensed FD approved by the Board to manage Does a Funeral Establishment require a permit to operate? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Yes, each funeral establishment must have a permit to operate What education does a Director have to have to renew license? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A Director must have 12 hours of continuing education before renewing license, and keep proof on file for 5 years Can you place a license on inactive status? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A Director or Arranger can request to be placed on inactive status and must not engage in the business of directing/arranging. Displaying License - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” License must specify name and be displayed conspicuously in place of employment What are the grounds upon which the Board can discipline - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. Crime of moral turpitude,

  1. unprofessional conduct 3.false/misleading advertising
  2. conviction of a felony related to directors/arrangers
  3. conviction of a misdemeanor related to funeral establishment/direct cremation facility Can a body be moved for disposition? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” If person who certifies death consents, a body may be moved from the place of death to another location for their final disposition Can you sell or offer to sell cremation via the Internet? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” You can sell cremation online only if you have a funeral home/crematory/Direct Cremation facility in the State

What are human remains/remains? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” body of a deceased person in any stage of decomposition AND cremated remains of a body What is the penalty for embalming without a license? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A fine of no more than $500 for each offense What is the criteria for determination of death? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” An irreversible cessation of: Circulatory and respiratory functions OR All of functions of the brain/brain stem When is dissection of human body allowed? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. At the direction or will of the deceased

  1. When provided by statute
  2. When a Coroner is authorized
  3. When NOK gives permission Is commercial use of an aborted embryo/fetus allowed? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” No. Any person who uses, or makes available for use the remains of an aborted embryo/fetus shall be fined $250-$ When must you bury or cremate? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Except in cases of dissection, every dead body shall be decently buried or cremated within a reasonable time after death. Can you move ashes within the State without a permit? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Yes. The residue of a cremation may be transported in this state without any permit therefor, and may be disposed of in any manner by legal NOK/Representative What is the responsibility of a surviving spouse or parent of deceased? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Spouses and parents are primarily responsible for the decent burial/cremation of a spouse or child within a reasonable time after death. What is the priority for authorizing burial/cremation? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. A person who holds a legal document
  4. Spouse
  5. An Adult child
  6. Either Parent
  7. An adult sibling
  8. A Grandparent
  9. A Guardian
  1. Provide for viewing other than ID viewing (Meaning the viewing of human remains for identification for a period not to exceed 1 hour by a person who can identify the remains) What is the proper care and storage of human remains? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Human remains must be:
  2. Treated with proper respect and dignity
  3. Clothed or completely covered with in cooler or after embalming
  4. Must not be stored on the floor
  5. Stored & transported face up
  6. Not placed on other remains during storage or transportation
  7. Storage must be sanitary Does a funeral establishment have to have an embalmer? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Every funeral establishment must employ or retain a licensed embalmer. What 3 things can only a licensed FD/FA or Embalmer do? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” 1. Selling or offering to sell at-need services, embalming or cremation
  8. Planning or arranging details of at-meed services, embalming or cremation
  9. Negotiating financial arrangements for at -need services, embalming or cremation What functions can only Embalmers and Apprentices do? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Embalmers and Supervised Apprentices are the only ones who can: Inject and disinfecting or preserving solutions Aspirate fluids Mechanical setting of features which uses instruments or sutures Suturing Restoration (post autopsy or post accident) When does an embalmer have to prepare a report? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” An embalmer/apprentice shall prepare a report within 24 hours after embalming. It must be signed. What does an embalming report have to have? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” An embalming report must have The time period between death and embalming A description of remains before and after Procedures used to embalm

It miust be signed by person who did embalming. What do you have to have to disinter a body? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” The health officer must issue a permit for disinterment. A person in charge of burial location may not allow disinterment without the permit. What happens if cremains are not picked up within 30 days? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” If remains not picked up after 30 days, with no specified disposition, the crematory can charge a holding fee and put them in a common holding place. What happens if cremains are not claimed within 2 years? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” If remains not claimed in 2 years, with no specified disposition, the crematory can dispose of them at their legal leisure; agent is then liable for disposal expenses What do cremains have to be in when given to agent? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Cremains must be in a closed, suitable/secure outer box Who can transport embalmed dead bodies out of state? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A FD or person designated by FD may transport a dead human who has been embalmed Who can transport unembalmed dead bodies out of state? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A FD or person designated by a FD may transport an unembalmed body IF the body is: Sealed in a container approved by the Board Transported in a vehicle owned/leased by FH Who can transport a body within the State or within 90 miles of the State? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A FD or person designated by FD may without embalming or sealed container, transport a body inside the State or within 90 miles of the State. What is an Anatomical Gift? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A donation of all or part of a human body, after death, for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education What is a decedent? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” Deceased person (whose body/part may be the source of an anatomical gift) What is a disinterested witness? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A witness other than spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent or guardian. Not including the person receiving anatomical gift What is document of gift? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A donor card OR other record used to make an anatomical gift. Including a statement or symbol on DL, ID card or Donor Registry What is a Donor? - CORRECT ANSWER โœ”โœ”โœ” A natural person whose body/part is the subject of an anatomical gift.