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8 forms of disposition
Ans: Burial, Entombment, Burial at sea, Natural Organic Reduction,
Cremation, Removal from state, Dissolution, Alternative disposition
Under the FTC Funeral Rule, what is the definition of a "funeral
provider?"
Ans: You are a funeral provider if you sell or offer to sell both funeral
goods and funeral services to the public.
Who has the right to control disposition at the time of death?
Ans: Spouse, adult children, parent, sibling, guardian, next degree of kin,
representative of the state, personal representative named in will, public
health officer
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What does the term "human remains" mean?
Ans: A dead human body.
Who are the 2 people who must consent in order for the remains of a
deceased person interred in a plot in a cemetery to be disinterred?
Ans: Cemetery authority and written consent from the person with the
right of disposition.
Who are the 4 people who can sign cause of death on a death
certificate?
Ans: Attending physician, Physician's Assistant, Certified Nurse Practitioner,
Medical Examiner
Within how many hours of death must the FSP provide the certifier
with the DC?
Ans: 48 hours
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What are the 2 ways of immediate disposition?
Ans: Immediate burial and immediate cremation
What are the 4 manners of death?
Ans: Natural, accidental, suicide, homicide
What must be done to all human remains that are not going to be
embalmed?
Ans: They must be wrapped in a sheet or plastic.
Who must comply with the FTC Funeral Rule?
Ans: All "funeral providers"
What does the term "atneed" mean?
Ans: Arrangements entered into after a death has occurred.
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What are the 2 definitions of fetal death?
Ans: 350 grams or more, 20 completed weeks of gestation or more.
What are the 3 things that veterans are entitled to?
Ans: Burial in a national cemetery, a marker, and a flag
What is the current 1 time death benefit amount for social security?
Ans: $255
Who is eligible to receive the social security death benefit?
Ans: Spouse or dependent child
When remains are going to be buried or entombed, where must the
ID metal disk be placed on the casket?
Ans: On the back side of the head end, behind the handle.