LRR VA Exam – Questions & Verified Answers When must a physician sign the death certificate by? Right Ans - 24 hours of death
How long does a crematory have before they need to refrigerate the body if not yet cremated? Right Ans - Within 24 hours of taking custody of the body
What is the required temperature for an unembalmed body to be refrigerated in? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 48 hours
When must a funeral home file a death certificate? Right Ans - 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)? Right Ans - 5 Banking Days
When must a funeral home send a Vital Records report to the Registrar's office for the previous month? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 30 days
How long maximum must a funeral home keep cremains prior to disposing them? Right Ans - 120 days
How long must funeral homes keep price lists after they expire? Right Ans -
For 3 years How long must a funeral home keep at need contracts after the death of the beneficiary? Right Ans - 3 years
How long must a funeral home keep preneed records? Right Ans - Until death of contract beneficiary and then 1 year after death
How long must embalming reports be kept? Right Ans - 3 years, on premise
of location of embalming
How long shall itemized statements be retained by funeral home? Right Ans - 3 years from the date of arrangements
Who is responsible for retaining and maintaining all required documents? Right Ans - Manager of Record
Where shall documents be retained? Right Ans - On premise of funeral home
When funeral home is sold documentation - ? Right Ans - Shall be transferred to new owner, unless it's merely a change of location
When do records of death become public information? Right Ans - 50 years
after the date of death
How long shall a crematory maintain the records of cremation? Right Ans - 3 years from date of cremation
What must be on crematory records? Right Ans - 1. Name of Decedent 2. Date and Time body received 3. Date and Time body cremated
What must be included with crematory records? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 20 hours, no more than 60 hours
Intern 1000 reports must be received in the Board office no later than? Right Ans - 14 days of that 1000 hour completion
When must a licensee provided documentation of continuing education credit hours when requested by the Board? Right Ans - Within 14 days
When must the Board be notified of a temporary manager if manager is unable to perform his duties? Right Ans - Within 14 days
When must the Board be notified of any changes in funeral home ownership or manager? Right Ans - 14 days
New funeral home owner or manager shall notify the Board and request reinspection within? Right Ans - 30 days following an ownership change
When must the Board be notified of any changes in name address etc.? Right Ans - 30 days
Monies from preneed must be sent to funding source within? Right Ans - 30 days
Preneed contract buyer can be refunded all money paid plus interest earned if
the contract is not irrevocable and is cancelled within? Right Ans - 30 days
Preneed contract buyer can be refunded up to 90% of all money put into trust account plus interest if the contract is not irrevocable and is cancelled when? Right Ans - After 30 days (applies to guaranteed items only)
When must a title or deed to property or real estate be filed in the circuit court when property or real estate is being used to fund a preneed arrangement? Right Ans - 30 days
How long does a crematory have before they need to refrigerate the body if not yet cremated? Right Ans - Within 24 hours of taking custody of the body
What is the required temperature for an unembalmed body to be refrigerated in? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 48 hours
When must a funeral home file a death certificate? Right Ans - 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)? Right Ans - 5 Banking Days
When must a funeral home send a Vital Records report to the Registrar's office for the previous month? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 30 days
How long maximum must a funeral home keep cremains prior to disposing them? Right Ans - 120 days
How long must funeral homes keep price lists after they expire? Right Ans -
For 3 years How long must a funeral home keep at need contracts after the death of the beneficiary? Right Ans - 3 years
How long must a funeral home keep preneed records? Right Ans - Until death of contract beneficiary and then 1 year after death
How long must embalming reports be kept? Right Ans - 3 years, on premise
of location of embalming
How long shall itemized statements be retained by funeral home? Right Ans - 3 years from the date of arrangements
Who is responsible for retaining and maintaining all required documents? Right Ans - Manager of Record
Where shall documents be retained? Right Ans - On premise of funeral home
When funeral home is sold documentation - ? Right Ans - Shall be transferred to new owner, unless it's merely a change of location
When do records of death become public information? Right Ans - 50 years
after the date of death
How long shall a crematory maintain the records of cremation? Right Ans - 3 years from date of cremation
What must be on crematory records? Right Ans - 1. Name of Decedent 2. Date and Time body received 3. Date and Time body cremated
What must be included with crematory records? Right Ans - 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? Right Ans - 20 hours, no more than 60 hours
Intern 1000 reports must be received in the Board office no later than? Right Ans - 14 days of that 1000 hour completion
When must a licensee provided documentation of continuing education credit hours when requested by the Board? Right Ans - Within 14 days
When must the Board be notified of a temporary manager if manager is unable to perform his duties? Right Ans - Within 14 days
When must the Board be notified of any changes in funeral home ownership or manager? Right Ans - 14 days
New funeral home owner or manager shall notify the Board and request reinspection within? Right Ans - 30 days following an ownership change
When must the Board be notified of any changes in name address etc.? Right Ans - 30 days
Monies from preneed must be sent to funding source within? Right Ans - 30 days
Preneed contract buyer can be refunded all money paid plus interest earned if
the contract is not irrevocable and is cancelled within? Right Ans - 30 days
Preneed contract buyer can be refunded up to 90% of all money put into trust account plus interest if the contract is not irrevocable and is cancelled when? Right Ans - After 30 days (applies to guaranteed items only)
When must a title or deed to property or real estate be filed in the circuit court when property or real estate is being used to fund a preneed arrangement? Right Ans - 30 days
