Texas Funeral Law Exam Questions With Correct Solutions

Commissioner is: - ANSWERregistered cemetery owner and operator Commissioners are: - ANSWERlicensed funeral director and embalmers who have been practicing for a minimum of 5 years. 4 commissioners are: - ANSWERmembers of the public with no ties to the industry regulated. A dead human body can be transported without the presence of a licensed Funeral Director if: - ANSWERthere is no reasonable probablility of contact with a family member. A deceased person may not be cremated: - ANSWERwithin 48 hours of death without a specific waiver from the court. After 24 hours a dead body must be: - ANSWERembalmed, refrigerated, or sealed in a leak and odor proof container. All records maintained in the funeral establishment: - ANSWERfor a minimum of 2 years. Bodies may be held in temporary receiving vault for how long without being considered disinterred? - ANSWER30 days Chapel must have: - ANSWERseating for ten, pulpit, podium, lecturn, adaquate room for a casket. Commission has 2 functions - first function: - ANSWERensure competent well qualified professionals are licensed to serve the public. Commssions second function is: - ANSWERensure that violations of law and regulations are aggressively and fairly prosecuted. Commissioners are appointed by - ANSWERGovernor of the State of Texas. Commissioners term is for - ANSWERsix years. Consumer brochure is given when: - ANSWERpresented at the same time as the General Price List GPL and is on conspicuous display. Continuing Education Requirements - - ANSWER16 hours in 2 years & 16 mandatory hours in ethics, state law & vital statistics. Crematories are covered in Chapter - ANSWER716 Death Records are covered in Chapter - ANSWER193 Embalmer - ANSWERa person who for compensation disinfects or preserves a dead human body - must be licensed by the commission Embalmers must wear - ANSWERPPE - personal protective equipment and clothings Embalming is - ANSWERnot required by Texas state law Embalming may be done without approval when: - ANSWERa documented three hour attempt has been made to obtain approval - but even then authority is still NOT assumed under the law. Embalming REQUIRES approval - ANSWERto be performed, and to be charged. Excess funds must be returned: - ANSWERwithin ten (10) days. Fetal death certificate is required: - ANSWERfor any fetus weighing 350 grams or after 20 weeks of gestation period. First call: - ANSWERthe beginning of the relationship and duty of a funeral director to take charge of a dead human body - must be initiated by the client. Funeral directing: - ANSWERacts of any person assocated with or arranging for the disposition of human remains for compensation. Funeral director: - ANSWERa person licensed under this chapter who engages in for compensation or represents to the public as being engaged in for compensation the preparation other than embalming of a dead human body. Funeral director and embalmer must be: - ANSWER18 years of age, high school or equlvalent, mortuary school graduate, completed provisional licensing program, scored 75 or better on required exam and state law exam. Funeral director may not complete provisional license: - ANSWERin a commercial embalming establishment. Funeral director must: - ANSWERbe licensed and assocated with a licensed funeral establishment. Funeral establishment must be able to display: - ANSWER5 adult caskets, 2 of which are full size - one of the full size must be the least expensive. Funeral establishment must have: - ANSWERa hearse, a chapel and a preperation room that meets commission rules, and a display room. Funeral purchase agreement / contract: - ANSWERmust be written, must contain an itemized list of all fees and costs associated with services and merchandise selected by the customer, must contain the name, address, phone number and funeral establishment, cemetery, and crematory. Retail Price List must be - ANSWERpresented before viewing or selecting merchandise. Must contain several disclosure. Must contain the effective date of prices and a list of all the retail prices, items and services provided by the FE. GPL / Retail Price List - ANSWERa list of retail prices & services provided by FE must be presented before viewing and selecting merchandise. How many provisional licensees receive credit for working on a body? - ANSWERtwo Least expensive casket - ANSWERmust be displayed in the same manner as the the other caskets. Licensing and enforcement specific and substantive rules are found in Chapter - ANSWER203 Mission of Texas Funeral Service Commission: - ANSWERProtect the public from deceptive practices by granting compliance with the law of the state of Texas and the rules of the Commission through impartial enforcement. Mortuary Science - ANSWERthe scientific professional and practical aspects with consideration given to accepted practices of the care and preparation for burial or transportation of a dead human body; include the preservation and sanitation of a dead human body ad restorative arts. Must have a burial transit permit of: - ANSWERbody or fetus is to be removed from state, transported by common carrier with state or cremated. Number of case to compete for provisional license is: - ANSWER60 FDIC - ANSWERCan be an FDIC of more than 1 FE if 1. Operated as as a branch or satellite of primary facility 2. Under the same management and ownership 3. No more than 50 miles from primary facility Embalming - ANSWER1. is NOT required by state law 2. must be approved to embalm 3. if approval is oral, must maintain name of person authorizing, embalming, relationship to deceased, and time permission received 4. If approval is not available, must exercise due dilligence / documentation of efforts over a 3 hour period to contact a