Tennessee Law Exam Questions &
Answers
Forgetting to renew the funeral directors and/or embalmers or the establishment licenses -
ANSWERSBy far the most common violation in the rules, regulations, statutes, and laws
concerning funeral and burial service in the state of Tennessee is
Family disagreement and next of kin issues - ANSWERSA cause of common violations of the
rules, regulations, statues, and laws concerning funeral and burial service in the state of
Tennessee can be...
Crematories: it is important that you make sure your funeral establishment has a copy of the
crematory's license and its most current inspection report concerning the crematory it uses. -
ANSWERSMany funeral establishments Forget to update this important requirement it is critical
that you check with your _____________ every year.
Holding staff members out to the public as licensed individuals when they are in fact are not is a
violation of the rules, regulations and statutes and laws concerning burial and funeral service in
the state of Tennessee. - ANSWERSIt is required that you specify on your Funeral Home website
which staff members are licensed and which are unlicensed.
Back to the family/ client. Funeral establishments must refund excess preneed funds. -
ANSWERSIf the insurance company gives you the full pay out on a policy you must give any
excess from your contracted statement of goods and services document______________.
Quarterly - ANSWERS_________ reports must be sent in a timely manner.
,Establishment functioning/operating without preparation rooms. - ANSWERSA common
establishment violation of the rules, regulations, statutes, and laws concerning funeral and
burial service in the state of Tennessee is
The authorizing agent - ANSWERSThe person who is legally entitled to authorize cremation,
funeral service, and dispositions.
A body part - ANSWERSA limb or other part of anatomy removed from a living person for
medical purposes or donated or dead body parts to science.
A casket - ANSWERSIt is a wood, metal, ornamental, line fabric and may or may not be
combustible
Temporary container - ANSWERSFor cremated remains it can be combustible made of
cardboard, metal closed to stop leakage-spillage and sufficient size to hold cremation
Qualified adult - ANSWERSThis is a person who is 18 years of age and of sound mind
Disposition Directions - ANSWERSThis means a legible written instrument signed by the
decedent, acknowledged by a notary, or witnessed by two (2) persons who are qualified adults.
Right of Disposition - ANSWERSThis means the right to determine the disposition of remains of
a decedent including the location, manner, and conditions of disposition and arrangements for
funeral goods and services?
False. A license funeral Director may NOT authorize a cremation. - ANSWERSTrue or False: A
licensed funeral director authorize a cremation.
Cremation - ANSWERSThis is the heating process where a body is reduced to bone fragments by
combustion or evaporation.
,Crematory - ANSWERSThis is the building that houses one or more cremation chambers, this
also includes the term "crematorium"
False. A funeral Director in Tennessee may NOT use an unlicensed crematory. - ANSWERSTrue or
False: A funeral Director in Tennessee can use an unlicensed crematory.
Yes and by the state board and out-of-state crematories used by Tennessee's LFD's -
ANSWERSMust all Tennessee crematories be licensed?
Determine its license, determine any our 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 -
ANSWERSWhat steps must any funeral director take before using a crematory
Written disclosures - ANSWERSWhat document must be given to all authorizing agents
concerning cremation
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 attention by the funeral Director, the funeral establishment, and the authorizing
agent. - ANSWERSWhat must the cremation disclosure contain?
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 - ANSWERSThe Funeral Director is NOT liable for errors, inaccuracies, omissions of
information IF...
When and if the funeral Director has complied with all requirements (I.e. signed consent, copy
of crematory inspections both in and out of state) - ANSWERSAn affirmative defense for funeral
directors concerning cremation
, Any vehicle, other than Funeral Home vehicles with their funeral home name on the vehicle,
must display the current crematory license which must be visible from the outside while the
body is still inside the vehicle - ANSWERSA rule concerning identification of non-Funeral Home
vehicles taking remains to a crematory....
False. Bodies donated to medical school are not under the Cremation rule. - ANSWERSTrue or
False: Donated bodies to medical schools are under the cremation rule.
Cremation authorization form signed by ones with the rights of disposition, sign off by the
medical examiner (for the death certificate), and a cremation permit from the department of
health - ANSWERSPrerequisites for cremation include
Scheduling cremation (at own Convenience) after all authorizations have been met -
ANSWERSCrematory operator's duties include
Cremation Operator - ANSWERSOnce the body has been delivered it is now the responsibility
of____________________
If the body is not embalmed place in holding/refrigeration unit until near the time of cremation.
If it is longer than eight hours the case must be refrigerated. If the body is embalmed, it can
remain in the holding facility. - ANSWERSHow are bodies stored for cremation?
8 hours. If it is longer than 8 hours the case must be refrigerated. - ANSWERSHow long may an
unembalmed body remain in non -refrigerated holding prior to its cremation?
You need to cremate the entire body, casket, and items requested by the authorizing
representative but you may remove non-combustible materials. - ANSWERSUpon receiving
casketed remains for cremation
No, one body or body part at a time. One decedent in on cremation chamber. - ANSWERSMay
simultaneous cremations be performed?
Answers
Forgetting to renew the funeral directors and/or embalmers or the establishment licenses -
ANSWERSBy far the most common violation in the rules, regulations, statutes, and laws
concerning funeral and burial service in the state of Tennessee is
Family disagreement and next of kin issues - ANSWERSA cause of common violations of the
rules, regulations, statues, and laws concerning funeral and burial service in the state of
Tennessee can be...
Crematories: it is important that you make sure your funeral establishment has a copy of the
crematory's license and its most current inspection report concerning the crematory it uses. -
ANSWERSMany funeral establishments Forget to update this important requirement it is critical
that you check with your _____________ every year.
Holding staff members out to the public as licensed individuals when they are in fact are not is a
violation of the rules, regulations and statutes and laws concerning burial and funeral service in
the state of Tennessee. - ANSWERSIt is required that you specify on your Funeral Home website
which staff members are licensed and which are unlicensed.
Back to the family/ client. Funeral establishments must refund excess preneed funds. -
ANSWERSIf the insurance company gives you the full pay out on a policy you must give any
excess from your contracted statement of goods and services document______________.
Quarterly - ANSWERS_________ reports must be sent in a timely manner.
,Establishment functioning/operating without preparation rooms. - ANSWERSA common
establishment violation of the rules, regulations, statutes, and laws concerning funeral and
burial service in the state of Tennessee is
The authorizing agent - ANSWERSThe person who is legally entitled to authorize cremation,
funeral service, and dispositions.
A body part - ANSWERSA limb or other part of anatomy removed from a living person for
medical purposes or donated or dead body parts to science.
A casket - ANSWERSIt is a wood, metal, ornamental, line fabric and may or may not be
combustible
Temporary container - ANSWERSFor cremated remains it can be combustible made of
cardboard, metal closed to stop leakage-spillage and sufficient size to hold cremation
Qualified adult - ANSWERSThis is a person who is 18 years of age and of sound mind
Disposition Directions - ANSWERSThis means a legible written instrument signed by the
decedent, acknowledged by a notary, or witnessed by two (2) persons who are qualified adults.
Right of Disposition - ANSWERSThis means the right to determine the disposition of remains of
a decedent including the location, manner, and conditions of disposition and arrangements for
funeral goods and services?
False. A license funeral Director may NOT authorize a cremation. - ANSWERSTrue or False: A
licensed funeral director authorize a cremation.
Cremation - ANSWERSThis is the heating process where a body is reduced to bone fragments by
combustion or evaporation.
,Crematory - ANSWERSThis is the building that houses one or more cremation chambers, this
also includes the term "crematorium"
False. A funeral Director in Tennessee may NOT use an unlicensed crematory. - ANSWERSTrue or
False: A funeral Director in Tennessee can use an unlicensed crematory.
Yes and by the state board and out-of-state crematories used by Tennessee's LFD's -
ANSWERSMust all Tennessee crematories be licensed?
Determine its license, determine any our 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 -
ANSWERSWhat steps must any funeral director take before using a crematory
Written disclosures - ANSWERSWhat document must be given to all authorizing agents
concerning cremation
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 attention by the funeral Director, the funeral establishment, and the authorizing
agent. - ANSWERSWhat must the cremation disclosure contain?
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 - ANSWERSThe Funeral Director is NOT liable for errors, inaccuracies, omissions of
information IF...
When and if the funeral Director has complied with all requirements (I.e. signed consent, copy
of crematory inspections both in and out of state) - ANSWERSAn affirmative defense for funeral
directors concerning cremation
, Any vehicle, other than Funeral Home vehicles with their funeral home name on the vehicle,
must display the current crematory license which must be visible from the outside while the
body is still inside the vehicle - ANSWERSA rule concerning identification of non-Funeral Home
vehicles taking remains to a crematory....
False. Bodies donated to medical school are not under the Cremation rule. - ANSWERSTrue or
False: Donated bodies to medical schools are under the cremation rule.
Cremation authorization form signed by ones with the rights of disposition, sign off by the
medical examiner (for the death certificate), and a cremation permit from the department of
health - ANSWERSPrerequisites for cremation include
Scheduling cremation (at own Convenience) after all authorizations have been met -
ANSWERSCrematory operator's duties include
Cremation Operator - ANSWERSOnce the body has been delivered it is now the responsibility
of____________________
If the body is not embalmed place in holding/refrigeration unit until near the time of cremation.
If it is longer than eight hours the case must be refrigerated. If the body is embalmed, it can
remain in the holding facility. - ANSWERSHow are bodies stored for cremation?
8 hours. If it is longer than 8 hours the case must be refrigerated. - ANSWERSHow long may an
unembalmed body remain in non -refrigerated holding prior to its cremation?
You need to cremate the entire body, casket, and items requested by the authorizing
representative but you may remove non-combustible materials. - ANSWERSUpon receiving
casketed remains for cremation
No, one body or body part at a time. One decedent in on cremation chamber. - ANSWERSMay
simultaneous cremations be performed?
