NYS FUNERAL LAW EXAM: CHAPTER
14: DEATH CERTIFICATES QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS!!
Local registrar of the district in which death occurred or where the body was found -
ANSWERRegistration of a death certificate takes place by filing it in the
________________________
Coroner or medical examiner - ANSWERIn the case of a death with no medical
attendance, the funeral director must notify the ___________________ in the county
where the death occured
Certificate - ANSWERRegistration of fetal death certificate takes place by filing a
__________________ of Fetal Death directly with the state health commissioner
Report - ANSWERIn some cases for a fetal death, a _______________ of Fetal
Death must also be filed with the local registrar in the district where the fetal death
occured
72 hours - ANSWERA fetal death must be registered within ___________ of the
death
Burial-Transit Permit (Disposition Permit) - ANSWERWhen the death certificate is
properly executed and complete, the registrar than issues a_______________
burial-transit permit - ANSWERThe body of a person whose death occurs in this
state may not be interred, deposited in a vault or tomb, cremated, removed from the
state, or temporarily held unless a _____________________ is properly issued by
the registrar of the registration district where the death occurred or the body was
found
person in charge - ANSWERThe funeral director must deliver the burial transit permit
to ________________________of any place of burial or other disposition before
interring or otherwise disposing of the body
funeral director - ANSWERif the person in charge of the place of burial or disposition
is not present during the delivery, it becomes the responsibility of the
_________________ to carry out the duties related to endorsing and filing the burial
transit permit
-complete/sign the endorsement section of the permit, including date and place of
disposition
-write across the face of the permit the words "No person in charge"
14: DEATH CERTIFICATES QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS!!
Local registrar of the district in which death occurred or where the body was found -
ANSWERRegistration of a death certificate takes place by filing it in the
________________________
Coroner or medical examiner - ANSWERIn the case of a death with no medical
attendance, the funeral director must notify the ___________________ in the county
where the death occured
Certificate - ANSWERRegistration of fetal death certificate takes place by filing a
__________________ of Fetal Death directly with the state health commissioner
Report - ANSWERIn some cases for a fetal death, a _______________ of Fetal
Death must also be filed with the local registrar in the district where the fetal death
occured
72 hours - ANSWERA fetal death must be registered within ___________ of the
death
Burial-Transit Permit (Disposition Permit) - ANSWERWhen the death certificate is
properly executed and complete, the registrar than issues a_______________
burial-transit permit - ANSWERThe body of a person whose death occurs in this
state may not be interred, deposited in a vault or tomb, cremated, removed from the
state, or temporarily held unless a _____________________ is properly issued by
the registrar of the registration district where the death occurred or the body was
found
person in charge - ANSWERThe funeral director must deliver the burial transit permit
to ________________________of any place of burial or other disposition before
interring or otherwise disposing of the body
funeral director - ANSWERif the person in charge of the place of burial or disposition
is not present during the delivery, it becomes the responsibility of the
_________________ to carry out the duties related to endorsing and filing the burial
transit permit
-complete/sign the endorsement section of the permit, including date and place of
disposition
-write across the face of the permit the words "No person in charge"
