CA Funeral Law Review Complete
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When does state law permit a funeral establishment to use or re-use a casket that
has been previously used as a receptacle for or in conjunction with a dead human
body? - ANSWER-Under no conditions may a casket be re-used
Assume the person with the right to control the disposition of a decedent in your care
directs you to release the body to another funeral establishment. When must you
surrender custody of the body? - ANSWER-Promptly
Assume that after obtaining the signature of the certifier on a Certificate of Death for
a decedent in your care, you are presented with an express order by the person
lawfully entitled to its custody releasing the body to another funeral home. What must
you do with the DC? - ANSWER-Release the certificate to the other funeral
establishment
Which of the following practices is illegal? - ANSWER-Accepting a commission for
recommending a cemetery
Paying any sum of money by a funeral director for securing business, after a death
or while a death is impending, is an example of what? - ANSWER-An unlawful
business practice
What conditions require a consumer installment contract to be translated into
Spanish? - ANSWER-When the contract is negotiated primarily in Spanish and the
purchaser does not provide his or her own interpreter
Assume a licensed funeral establishment hires a new licensed funeral director to
manage the establishment? When must the funeral establishment notify the bureau
of the change in designated managers? - ANSWER-Within 10 days after the
effective date
According to CA regulations, when must all instruments, appliances and equipment
used in embalming, preparation and handling of human remains be cleansed and
disinfected? - ANSWER-Immediately upon the conclusion of a case
How must a funeral establishment include its name in all advertising? - ANSWER-
Exactly as shown by the Bureau's records
When must designated separate labeled areas be maintained within a storage room
that has been approved by the Bureau to share its facility? - ANSWER-At all times
Under what conditions may two funeral establishments share a common prep and/or
storage room? - ANSWER-The firms are under common ownership or have a
contractual agreement to share facilities
, At least how many of the first 100 bodies shall an apprentice embalm in the
presence of his or her designated supervising embalmer? - ANSWER-25
Which of the following is required on a funeral establishment's print advertising? -
ANSWER-The license number of the establishment
When an apprentice embalms a body out of the presence of his or her supervising
embalmer, when shall the supervising embalmer sign the DC? - ANSWER-After he
or she has made a personal inspection of the body in the presence of the apprentice
Where must the "Notice Regarding Casket Disclaimer" be displayed in cases where
caskets are displayed in catalogs? - ANSWER-At the beginning of the casket price
list
How does CA regulation require all caskets and alternative containers that are
regularly offered for sale be displayed? - ANSWER-Physically or photographically
According to state regulations, how shall the lining of a rental casket that has come
into contact with human remains be treated? - ANSWER-It must be disposed of with
the rental casket insert and the human remains
Which of the following are NOT allowed in the embalming or storage room while
remains are being embalmed or prepared without the authority of the person with the
right to control disposition pursuant to section 7100 of the H&S code? - ANSWER-
Members of the clergy
When is a funeral establishment required to notify the bureau of a change of more
than 50% of equitable ownership of a funeral establishment? - ANSWER-No later
than 10 days prior to its effective days
In assessing an administrative fine, which of the following factors need NOT be given
due consideration by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau? - ANSWER-The length of
time a person or entity has been licensed by the Bureau
Who is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Funeral Directors and
Embalmers Law, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, and the applicable
provisions of the H&S code? - ANSWER-The designated managing funeral director
Under what conditions is licensed funeral director permitted to legally manage more
than one funeral establishment that are under common ownership? - ANSWER-The
establishments are no more than 60 miles from the main office
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Authorization to Decline or
Accept Embalming form? - ANSWER-The form must be read exactly as set forth,
without any additions, substitutions, or amendments
What change in ownership requires an assignment of the funeral establishment
license? - ANSWER-A single or series of transactions of more than 50% of equitable
interest
Answers
When does state law permit a funeral establishment to use or re-use a casket that
has been previously used as a receptacle for or in conjunction with a dead human
body? - ANSWER-Under no conditions may a casket be re-used
Assume the person with the right to control the disposition of a decedent in your care
directs you to release the body to another funeral establishment. When must you
surrender custody of the body? - ANSWER-Promptly
Assume that after obtaining the signature of the certifier on a Certificate of Death for
a decedent in your care, you are presented with an express order by the person
lawfully entitled to its custody releasing the body to another funeral home. What must
you do with the DC? - ANSWER-Release the certificate to the other funeral
establishment
Which of the following practices is illegal? - ANSWER-Accepting a commission for
recommending a cemetery
Paying any sum of money by a funeral director for securing business, after a death
or while a death is impending, is an example of what? - ANSWER-An unlawful
business practice
What conditions require a consumer installment contract to be translated into
Spanish? - ANSWER-When the contract is negotiated primarily in Spanish and the
purchaser does not provide his or her own interpreter
Assume a licensed funeral establishment hires a new licensed funeral director to
manage the establishment? When must the funeral establishment notify the bureau
of the change in designated managers? - ANSWER-Within 10 days after the
effective date
According to CA regulations, when must all instruments, appliances and equipment
used in embalming, preparation and handling of human remains be cleansed and
disinfected? - ANSWER-Immediately upon the conclusion of a case
How must a funeral establishment include its name in all advertising? - ANSWER-
Exactly as shown by the Bureau's records
When must designated separate labeled areas be maintained within a storage room
that has been approved by the Bureau to share its facility? - ANSWER-At all times
Under what conditions may two funeral establishments share a common prep and/or
storage room? - ANSWER-The firms are under common ownership or have a
contractual agreement to share facilities
, At least how many of the first 100 bodies shall an apprentice embalm in the
presence of his or her designated supervising embalmer? - ANSWER-25
Which of the following is required on a funeral establishment's print advertising? -
ANSWER-The license number of the establishment
When an apprentice embalms a body out of the presence of his or her supervising
embalmer, when shall the supervising embalmer sign the DC? - ANSWER-After he
or she has made a personal inspection of the body in the presence of the apprentice
Where must the "Notice Regarding Casket Disclaimer" be displayed in cases where
caskets are displayed in catalogs? - ANSWER-At the beginning of the casket price
list
How does CA regulation require all caskets and alternative containers that are
regularly offered for sale be displayed? - ANSWER-Physically or photographically
According to state regulations, how shall the lining of a rental casket that has come
into contact with human remains be treated? - ANSWER-It must be disposed of with
the rental casket insert and the human remains
Which of the following are NOT allowed in the embalming or storage room while
remains are being embalmed or prepared without the authority of the person with the
right to control disposition pursuant to section 7100 of the H&S code? - ANSWER-
Members of the clergy
When is a funeral establishment required to notify the bureau of a change of more
than 50% of equitable ownership of a funeral establishment? - ANSWER-No later
than 10 days prior to its effective days
In assessing an administrative fine, which of the following factors need NOT be given
due consideration by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau? - ANSWER-The length of
time a person or entity has been licensed by the Bureau
Who is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Funeral Directors and
Embalmers Law, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, and the applicable
provisions of the H&S code? - ANSWER-The designated managing funeral director
Under what conditions is licensed funeral director permitted to legally manage more
than one funeral establishment that are under common ownership? - ANSWER-The
establishments are no more than 60 miles from the main office
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Authorization to Decline or
Accept Embalming form? - ANSWER-The form must be read exactly as set forth,
without any additions, substitutions, or amendments
What change in ownership requires an assignment of the funeral establishment
license? - ANSWER-A single or series of transactions of more than 50% of equitable
interest
