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Download TN LRR Study Guide-with 100% verified solutions-2024-2025.docx and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! TN LRR Study Guide-with 100% verified solutions- 2024-2025 This is the person who is legally entitled to authorize cremation, funeral service, and dispositions. The authorizing agent. What is a body part? A limb or other part of anatomy removed from a living person for medical purposes or donated or dead body parts to science. What is a casket? It is a wood, metal, ornamental, lined fabric and may or may not be combustible. What is a temporary container? For cremated remains it can be combustible made of cardboard, metal closed to stop leakage-spillage, and sufficient size to hold cremation This is a person who is eighteen (18) years of age and of sound mind? Qualified Adult. This means a legible written instrument signed by the decedent, acknowledged by a notary OR witnessed by two (2) persons who are qualified adults? Disposition directions. This means the right to determine the disposition of the remains of a decedent including the location, manner, and conditions of disposition and arrangements for funeral goods and services? Right of Disposition. CREMATION Can a licensed funeral director authorize a cremation? No. This is the heating process where a body is reduced to bone fragments by combustion or evaporation? Cremation. This is the building that houses one or more cremation chambers; this also includes the term "crematorium." Crematory. Can a funeral director in Tennessee use an unlicensed crematory? No. Must all Tennessee crematories be licensed? Yes, and by the State Board and out of state crematories used by Tennessee LFD's. What steps must any funeral director take before using a crematory? Determine its license, determine any out of state license, obtain a copy of the current license, and obtain a copy of their current inspection by the state where the crematory is located. What document must be given to all authorizing agents concerning cremation? Written disclosures. What must the cremation disclosure contain? Name, phone, address of crematory and funeral home in or out of state, specific consent of authorizing agency, signed and dated by the authorizing agent and funeral director. This document is for retention by funeral director, the funeral establishment and the authorizing agent. What about funeral director liability in cremation - the funeral director is NOT liable for errors, inaccuracies, omissions of information if the: Error was based on inaccurate and/or omitted information provided by any public agency or individuals if the Funeral director was not grossly negligent in obtaining information from the third party. 35. Must you use a written cremation receipt? Yes. 36. Must the cremation receipt be signed by both the crematory representative and person delivering the body? Yes. 6 37. The cremation receipt for delivery and receiving must indicate the following: Name, date/time of delivery, type of casket, name of delivery person, name of funeral home, name of crematory representative and recipient, AND IF AT MEDICAL SCHOOL THE NAME OF THE PERSON ON BEHALF OF THE FACILITY. 38. What information is required on the receipt for releasing and receiving a cremated remains container? Name of decedent, date and time of release, funeral/cemetery to be released, name of person released to. Name of the person from the crematory who actually released the cremains. 39. How long are cremation documents to be kept and what needs to be included in these documents? Seven (7) years, and must contain a copy of each receipt of delivery and acceptance, record of each cremation and name of decedent, date and time of cremation, LIST OF BODY PARTS OF LIVING PERSON, separate record for cremains removed and commingled or scattered. Form of cremains disposition. 40. Can the State inspect these records? Yes, any time. 41. Can a funeral director remove devices and implants? Yes with reasonable precautions and with approval of the family. 42. The crematory is NOT liable for a cremation if the following are followed: Followed instructions of heirs, cremated living body parts with instruction, failure to correctly ID body prior to cremation, this is the funeral directors responsibility, for any gold, jewelry delivered and left with body. 43. Can a crematory refuse a cremation? Yes, if a dispute has happened and no court order has been received ordering cremation. Also if it has a reasonable basis for questioning the accuracy of the information, or any other lawful reason. 44. Can a crematory operator require a casket? No. 45. Can a crematory operator require combustible material? Yes. 46. Who can delay a cremation? Signer of D.C., Law, EMT, and District Attorney if immediately prior to death they attended the deceased and has cause to stop the cremation - this request must be a written statement of cause. 47. Must you have a crematory license from the board? Yes. 48. Must a crematory be inspected? Yes, by the board, the health department, TDEC (TN Dept. of Environment and Conservation) and local ordinances. 49. Must be supervised by a LFD who supervises the placement in the container? Yes. 50. What about all cremation forms? They must be approved by the board. 51. Can the state inspect crematories? Yes, both the crematory and records anytime. FUNERAL DIRECTING AND EMBALMING 52. This is the preservation, disinfection, restoration or attempted preservation by chemicals externally or internally applied? Embalming. 53. This is the directing/supervising or preparing the dead for disposition other than embalming? Funeral directing. 54. This is the making of arrangements, providing funeral services, selling merchandise, making financial arrangements and rendering services? Funeral directing. 55. This is providing a place for the preparation of the dead? Funeral directing. 56. This is the use of the terms, funeral director, undertaker, mortician, funeral parlor, funeral chapel? Funeral directing. 57. Is it against the law to hold oneself out as a funeral director, if not licensed? Yes. 58. What is exempted from the definition of funeral directing? The sale, maintenance, beautification of graves, the installation of markers, the opening/closing of graves, of crypts, providing equipment for final interment/entombment of casketed remains or cremains. The sale and maintenance of crypts and above ground mausoleum crypts. 59. What is the license? Funeral director or embalmer issued by the State Board. 60. What is a trainee/apprentice? 16, and 40 hour work week as a full time paid assistant under the direct supervision and instruction of a Tenn. LFD and LE in a Tenn. Licensed funeral establishment. 77. What is a passing score? 75% for all examinations. 78. What is the fee for Embalmer/F.D. apprenticeship registration? $50.00 for each. 79. What is the fee for application for F.D. and embalmers license? $200.00 each. 80. What is the renewal fee for F.D. and embalmers? $235.00 with a $200.00 late penalty for each. 81. What is the fee for F.D./embalmers licenses? $235.00 each. 82. What prohibitions are placed on unlicensed assistants? MUST BE UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCTION OF A FUNERAL DIRECTOR WHICH MEANS THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE IS REQUIRED OF A LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR FOR AN UNLICENSED PERSON TO ASSIST ON A FUNERAL IN ORDER TO NEGOTIATE, SELL MERCHANDISE, FORM AGREEMENTS AND COORDINATE AND CONDUCT ALL PUBLIC/POST DEATH RITE, CEREMONIES AND DIRECTION REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF FINAL DISPOSITION. 83. Allowing an unlicensed assistant to work alone is deemed? Unprofessional, unless the LFD was present with the funeral buyer and unlicensed person. 84. What does the funeral directors signature mean in working with unlicensed people? It means that the Licensed Funeral Director actually directed, supervised and instructed everything. 85. Must a funeral director comply with the FTC? Yes. 10 FUNERAL HOME 86. What is a funeral establishment? It is a business, proprietorship, partnership, firm, establishment, association, corporation engaged in arranging, directing, supervising funerals for profit. Preparation for burial, disposition of the dead, and provide a place for preparation or care of the dead. 87. What must be done to apply for a funeral home establishment license? Pay the fee, the application is verified under oath, the name location or locations must be listed with names and addresses of all full time and part time (designate such) employees and licensees, plus the number of total employees. 88. What are the two major state associations? The Tennessee Funeral Directors Association, and the Tennessee Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. 89. What is required to be on all funeral merchandise? In a conspicuous place a description of the gauge, and materials. 90. What is the penalty for having no description on a casket? Not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00, or imprisoned for not less than 10 days or not more than 90 days. 91. Can a business injunction be brought against a funeral home for violations of the casket description law? Yes. 92. Describe the law concerning funeral homes using special price advertising? Somewhere in the ad the list of itemized services and prices for these services must be listed individually. 93. How does the Board view noncompliance with the price advertising issue? It is viewed as fraud and misrepresentation. 94. Must the funeral home manager be licensed? Yes. 95. What staffing is required for all funeral homes? One full time funeral director and one in attendance embalmer. 96. What are the preparation room requirements? Title, cement/composition floor, drainage, ventilation, necessary instruments and supplies. 97. What is the ID rule? Attach a permanent ID on the ankle preferably, which lists the deceased name, date of birth, date of death, Social Security number - if any of this is unavailable state so 11 on the ID device. In cremation, place this ID device in the bottom of the urn before the cremains are placed. 98. Can you charge for placing a permanent identification on a body? No. 99. Must you have an establishment license ready for inspection? Yes, hanging in the office. 100. Can a funeral home cremate medical waste? No, only if appointed medical school representatives deal with the funeral