Pt: 2 NFDA Cremation Standards
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Crematories must meet ________ __________ regarding the
operations and design of the cremator unit as well as state the
authorization and disposition of cremated remains -
correct answer ✅state regulations
Authorizing agent: -
correct answer ✅the person(s) legally entitled to order and direct
the cremation and final disposition of specific human remains (the
NOK)
- The person signing authorization forms is deemed to warrant
truthfulness of any facts (identity and authority)
- The order of the next of kin varies state by state
- Typically: spouse, adult children, parents, siblings, grandparents,
aunts and uncles
Can a funeral director refuse to arrange a cremations if
authorization/disposition forms are not in place or correct? -
correct answer ✅Yes
,Pt: 2 NFDA Cremation Standards
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Cremation authorization form: -
correct answer ✅A legal document that gives the crematory the
authority to cremate human remains
The authorizing agent must sign a written cremation authorization
form ________ cremation (45 states have this regulation). -
correct answer ✅Before
A cremation authorization form should include: -
correct answer ✅- Identification of the decedent
- Identification of the funeral home and crematory
- Name of the funeral director who obtained cremation
authorization
- Relationship of the NOK
- Notification if the decedent died from communicable disease
- List of any devices and implants in the decedent (pacemaker,
silicone, prostheses, etc.)
- Final disposition arrangements
- Date and time of cremation
, Pt: 2 NFDA Cremation Standards
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Authorization to Witness Cremation: -
correct answer ✅- Under no circumstances should the family be
present when the cremator operator is repositioning the remains
- Never have another cremation in process while family
representatives are present as witnesses
- Significant to some religions, such as Hindu: the symbolic tradition
of the eldest male lighting the funeral pyre (press the button)
- Once the process is started, the family leaves the facility
Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains: -
correct answer ✅- Most states have laws to relieve funeral homes
and crematories from having to indefinitely store unclaimed
cremated remains
- Varies from state to state: 30 days (NC/SD) to 4 years (ME)
Mississippi Senate Bill 2782:
"Any crematory or funeral establishment may dispose of any
remains unclaimed by the family after twelve (12) months after
cremation by delivering the remains to any person listed in Section
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Crematories must meet ________ __________ regarding the
operations and design of the cremator unit as well as state the
authorization and disposition of cremated remains -
correct answer ✅state regulations
Authorizing agent: -
correct answer ✅the person(s) legally entitled to order and direct
the cremation and final disposition of specific human remains (the
NOK)
- The person signing authorization forms is deemed to warrant
truthfulness of any facts (identity and authority)
- The order of the next of kin varies state by state
- Typically: spouse, adult children, parents, siblings, grandparents,
aunts and uncles
Can a funeral director refuse to arrange a cremations if
authorization/disposition forms are not in place or correct? -
correct answer ✅Yes
,Pt: 2 NFDA Cremation Standards
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Cremation authorization form: -
correct answer ✅A legal document that gives the crematory the
authority to cremate human remains
The authorizing agent must sign a written cremation authorization
form ________ cremation (45 states have this regulation). -
correct answer ✅Before
A cremation authorization form should include: -
correct answer ✅- Identification of the decedent
- Identification of the funeral home and crematory
- Name of the funeral director who obtained cremation
authorization
- Relationship of the NOK
- Notification if the decedent died from communicable disease
- List of any devices and implants in the decedent (pacemaker,
silicone, prostheses, etc.)
- Final disposition arrangements
- Date and time of cremation
, Pt: 2 NFDA Cremation Standards
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Authorization to Witness Cremation: -
correct answer ✅- Under no circumstances should the family be
present when the cremator operator is repositioning the remains
- Never have another cremation in process while family
representatives are present as witnesses
- Significant to some religions, such as Hindu: the symbolic tradition
of the eldest male lighting the funeral pyre (press the button)
- Once the process is started, the family leaves the facility
Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains: -
correct answer ✅- Most states have laws to relieve funeral homes
and crematories from having to indefinitely store unclaimed
cremated remains
- Varies from state to state: 30 days (NC/SD) to 4 years (ME)
Mississippi Senate Bill 2782:
"Any crematory or funeral establishment may dispose of any
remains unclaimed by the family after twelve (12) months after
cremation by delivering the remains to any person listed in Section
