Questions and CORRECT Answers
When must a physician sign the death certificate by? - CORRECT ANSWER - 24 hours of
death
How long does a crematory have before they need to refrigerate the body if not yet cremated? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Within 24 hours of taking custody of the body
What is the required temperature for an unembalmed body to be refrigerated in? - CORRECT
ANSWER - No more than 40 degrees Fahrenheit
A dead human body must be stored in refrigeration if it is to be kept for more than how many
hours before disposition? - CORRECT ANSWER - 48 hours
When must a funeral home file a death certificate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Within 72
hours of death
What time span must a funeral home place any consideration received from a preneed account
into an escrow account (until the money can be sent to the funding source)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 5 Banking Days
When must a funeral home send a Vital Records report to the Registrar's office for the previous
month? - CORRECT ANSWER - No later than 10th day of each month
When a dead human body is stored for more than how many days does the funeral home must
disclose the location of where the body is stored and the method of storage to the contract buyer?
- CORRECT ANSWER - More than 10 days
How long can changes be made to a death certificate on file without special permission from the
Registrar of Vital Records? - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 days
,How long maximum must a funeral home keep cremains prior to disposing them? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 120 days
How long must funeral homes keep price lists after they expire? - CORRECT ANSWER -
For 3 years
How long must a funeral home keep at need contracts after the death of the beneficiary? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 3 years
How long must a funeral home keep preneed records? - CORRECT ANSWER - Until
death of contract beneficiary and then 1 year after death
How long must embalming reports be kept? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 years, on premise
of location of embalming
How long shall itemized statements be retained by funeral home? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3 years from the date of arrangements
Who is responsible for retaining and maintaining all required documents? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Manager of Record
Where shall documents be retained? - CORRECT ANSWER - On premise of funeral home
When funeral home is sold documentation - ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Shall be
transferred to new owner, unless it's merely a change of location
When do records of death become public information? - CORRECT ANSWER - 50 years
after the date of death
, How long shall a crematory maintain the records of cremation? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
years from date of cremation
What must be on crematory records? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Name of Decedent
2. Date and Time body received 3. Date and Time body cremated
What must be included with crematory records? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Cremation
Authorization form, signed by person authorized by law to dispose of remains
2. Visual ID form, signed by next of kin or designee
3. Permission form from medical examiner
4. DEQ permit number for the retort used in the cremation
5. Name of retort operator
6. Form verifying release of the cremains, including: date & time of release, name of the person
and entity to whom the cremains were released, name of decedent
Number of hours per week an intern/trainee can work for credit? - CORRECT ANSWER -
20 hours, no more than 60 hours
Intern 1000 reports must be received in the Board office no later than? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 14 days of that 1000 hour completion
When must a licensee provided documentation of continuing education credit hours when
requested by the Board? - CORRECT ANSWER - Within 14 days
When must the Board be notified of a temporary manager if manager is unable to perform his
duties? - CORRECT ANSWER - Within 14 days