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Nevada Funeral Arranger Test Study Guide, Nevada Funeral Arranger
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What is cremation? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Reducing human remains to bone fragments with heat and evaporation What do Funeral Directors do? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ 1. Report the name to the Department of Veteran Services within a year
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 โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ Misrepresentation/ fraud of business Soliciting (Not general advertisement) Employment of solicitors to get business Grounds for disciplinary action are? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 1. Gross incompetency
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 โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ $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 โโโ 1. a statement by the local health officer and their signature of approval
What Do Embalmers Do - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Prepare body for burial; replace blood with embalming fluid; reshape bodies. What are the grounds for Embalmer to be Disciplined - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 13 grounds for action by Board. Including gross incompetency, malpractice, & false/misleading advertising How can the Board Take Authorized Disciplinary Action - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Refuse, revoke, suspend license. Impose a fine, probation, or public reprimand Registered Apprentice Embalmer - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ No one may serve as an apprentice embalmer without Board approval Where can a Funeral Director/Arranger engage in business? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Must be conducted and engaged in at a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility Who can manage a Funeral Home? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ A licensed FD approved by the Board to manage Does a Funeral Establishment require a permit to operate? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Yes, each funeral establishment must have a permit to operate What education does a Director have to have to renew license? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ License must specify name and be displayed conspicuously in place of employment What are the grounds upon which the Board can discipline - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 1. Crime of moral turpitude,
What are human remains/remains? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 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 โโโ A fine of no more than $500 for each offense What is the criteria for determination of death? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 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 โโโ 1. At the direction or will of the deceased
It miust be signed by person who did embalming. What do you have to have to disinter a body? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ Cremains must be in a closed, suitable/secure outer box Who can transport embalmed dead bodies out of state? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ Deceased person (whose body/part may be the source of an anatomical gift) What is a disinterested witness? - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 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 โโโ 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 โโโ A natural person whose body/part is the subject of an anatomical gift.