What is the minimal size of a prep room? - ANSWER 12 x 14
What is the minimal size of a funeral home chapel? - ANSWER 300 sq ft
What type of flooring is required in a prep rm? - ANSWER tile or cement
What are the minimum requirements in a prep rm - ANSWER Flush rim sink, floor
drain, backflow preventer
Besides a FD and embalmer, who are allowed in the prep room? - ANSWER Mort
student, immediate family, public official
How long is the cooling off period? - ANSWER 10 day
If a goods and service are selected at pre-need and not available at death what
happens? - ANSWER NOK can select the goods and services of fair market value
of equal or greater value.
The obligation to locate a trust beneficiary? - ANSWER funeral establishment
How long is a funeral home responsible to hold onto cremains, before action is
taken - ANSWER 10 months
If a type 3 funeral director does not own or owns less than 10% ownership what
happens to his license? - ANSWER its reduced to a type 6
Can a funeral home charge extra for prepping a post or organ donation? -
ANSWER No
Who is responsible for an apprentices actions in his line of duty? - ANSWER type 3
sponsor
Who can be a majority owner of a funeral home? - ANSWER the type 3 who hold
majority of shares
Who can complete a death certificate? - ANSWER FD, M/E, B of H
Where must a Funeral Trust Account be established? - ANSWER Federal or state
banking institution having trust powers or trust company located Ma.
can a preneed contract be amended - ANSWER anytime prior to death of
benificiary
can amend a preneed contract which is irrevocable to revocable - ANSWER No,
unless by court order
what must be done to transfer a preneed contract from the primary funeral home to
another FH - ANSWER you must receive written authorization from purchaser
, Upon the purchase of a preneed contract, written conformation must be given to the
purchaser within how many days - ANSWER no later than 30 days
Paid to an insurance company for the purchase of a pre-need insurance policy or
annuity pursuant to 239 CMR 4.10 not later - ANSWER than five (5) business days
after the expiration of the "cooling-off" period
You have the right to buy separate goods (such as caskets) and services (such as
embalming or a memorial service). You do not have to accept a package that may
include items you do not want. - ANSWER True
Funeral directors must give you price information on the telephone if you ask for it.
You don't have to give them your name, address, or telephone number first.
Although they are not required to do so, many funeral homes mail their price lists,
and some post them online. - ANSWER True
The funeral home must give you a General Price List (GPL) that is yours to keep. It
lists all the items and services the home offers, and the cost of each one. - ANSWER
True
Sometimes, detailed casket price information is included on the funeral home's
GPL. More often, though, it's provided on a separate casket price list. Get the price
information before you see the caskets, so that you can ask about lower-priced
products that may not be on display. Why - ANSWER so you can ask about lower
priced products not on display
Outer burial containers are not required by state law anywhere in the U.S., but
many cemeteries require them to prevent the grave from caving in. If the funeral
home sells containers, but doesn't list their prices on the GPL, you have the right to
look at a separate container price list before you see the containers. - ANSWER If
you don't see the lower-priced containers listed, ask about them.
Receive a written statement after you decide what you want, and before you pay -
ANSWER true
The funeral home must give you a statement listing every good and service you
have selected, the price of each, and the total cost immediately after you make the
arrangements. - ANSWER true
If a owner of a funeral home is not a type 3 funeral director, what amount of shares
may they hold - ANSWER 49%
Introduction - ANSWER In 1984, the FTC put into effect the Funeral Industry
Practices Trade Regulation (16 C.F.R Part 453) That regulation, which is commonly
referred to as the Funeral Rule, was reviewed and revised in 1994.
-Effects all who sell BOTH funeral goods and services
What is the minimal size of a funeral home chapel? - ANSWER 300 sq ft
What type of flooring is required in a prep rm? - ANSWER tile or cement
What are the minimum requirements in a prep rm - ANSWER Flush rim sink, floor
drain, backflow preventer
Besides a FD and embalmer, who are allowed in the prep room? - ANSWER Mort
student, immediate family, public official
How long is the cooling off period? - ANSWER 10 day
If a goods and service are selected at pre-need and not available at death what
happens? - ANSWER NOK can select the goods and services of fair market value
of equal or greater value.
The obligation to locate a trust beneficiary? - ANSWER funeral establishment
How long is a funeral home responsible to hold onto cremains, before action is
taken - ANSWER 10 months
If a type 3 funeral director does not own or owns less than 10% ownership what
happens to his license? - ANSWER its reduced to a type 6
Can a funeral home charge extra for prepping a post or organ donation? -
ANSWER No
Who is responsible for an apprentices actions in his line of duty? - ANSWER type 3
sponsor
Who can be a majority owner of a funeral home? - ANSWER the type 3 who hold
majority of shares
Who can complete a death certificate? - ANSWER FD, M/E, B of H
Where must a Funeral Trust Account be established? - ANSWER Federal or state
banking institution having trust powers or trust company located Ma.
can a preneed contract be amended - ANSWER anytime prior to death of
benificiary
can amend a preneed contract which is irrevocable to revocable - ANSWER No,
unless by court order
what must be done to transfer a preneed contract from the primary funeral home to
another FH - ANSWER you must receive written authorization from purchaser
, Upon the purchase of a preneed contract, written conformation must be given to the
purchaser within how many days - ANSWER no later than 30 days
Paid to an insurance company for the purchase of a pre-need insurance policy or
annuity pursuant to 239 CMR 4.10 not later - ANSWER than five (5) business days
after the expiration of the "cooling-off" period
You have the right to buy separate goods (such as caskets) and services (such as
embalming or a memorial service). You do not have to accept a package that may
include items you do not want. - ANSWER True
Funeral directors must give you price information on the telephone if you ask for it.
You don't have to give them your name, address, or telephone number first.
Although they are not required to do so, many funeral homes mail their price lists,
and some post them online. - ANSWER True
The funeral home must give you a General Price List (GPL) that is yours to keep. It
lists all the items and services the home offers, and the cost of each one. - ANSWER
True
Sometimes, detailed casket price information is included on the funeral home's
GPL. More often, though, it's provided on a separate casket price list. Get the price
information before you see the caskets, so that you can ask about lower-priced
products that may not be on display. Why - ANSWER so you can ask about lower
priced products not on display
Outer burial containers are not required by state law anywhere in the U.S., but
many cemeteries require them to prevent the grave from caving in. If the funeral
home sells containers, but doesn't list their prices on the GPL, you have the right to
look at a separate container price list before you see the containers. - ANSWER If
you don't see the lower-priced containers listed, ask about them.
Receive a written statement after you decide what you want, and before you pay -
ANSWER true
The funeral home must give you a statement listing every good and service you
have selected, the price of each, and the total cost immediately after you make the
arrangements. - ANSWER true
If a owner of a funeral home is not a type 3 funeral director, what amount of shares
may they hold - ANSWER 49%
Introduction - ANSWER In 1984, the FTC put into effect the Funeral Industry
Practices Trade Regulation (16 C.F.R Part 453) That regulation, which is commonly
referred to as the Funeral Rule, was reviewed and revised in 1994.
-Effects all who sell BOTH funeral goods and services
