AAMI New York State Laws Study Guide Exam
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What is definition of embalming? - ANSWER -preparing, disinfecting, and
preserving either hypodermically, arterially or by any other recognized means, the
body of a deceased person for burial, cremation, or other final disposition.
Who is allowed in the embalming room? - ANSWER -Licensed funeral directors
and their employees,
duly registered funeral director students and trainees,
duly authorized instructors of funeral directing schools,
public officials or representatives in the discharge of their official duties,
duly accredited doctors and nurses,
members of the immediate family and their representatives.
What must be done with blood and other bodily fluids? - ANSWER -They must be
disposed of in a sanitary manor
Who must be present when a funeral director trainee embalms a body? -
ANSWER -A New York State licensed and registered funeral director
What must you carry with you at all times and who must you show it to when
asked? - ANSWER -A state issued registration card
When must documents given to the funeral director must be returned to the
customer? - ANSWER -Certified copies of death certificates, military discharge
records, etc. must be returned within one week after the funeral
Do you have to be licensed to take preliminary information for arrangements over
the phone? - ANSWER -The taking of preliminary information over the phone by
an unlicensed person is not considered to be making funeral arrangements.
What does the term registered resident mean? - ANSWER -A registered resident is
a person who passed a funeral directing examination and is duly registered with the
state and employed by a registered funeral firm.
They engage in the practice of funeral directing under the supervision of a licensed
funeral director
, What are the requirements to be in the Residency Program? - ANSWER -To be of
a grade and character satisfactory to the state, residents must serve a minimum of
one year, residents must serve on a full-time work schedule sufficient to include
training in all aspects of funeral service, the resident and supervisor must file
quarterly reports with the state, the resident and manager must report any changes
of manager/sponsor or the discontinuation or completion of residency in 10 days,
after doing one full year residency the state may direct the registered and/or
manager to appear for an oral interview to determine qualifications for licensure
What are the requirements for a firm to employ and sponsor a registered resident?
- ANSWER -They must submit a signed statement and satisfactory evidence
showing that the resident will be under the supervision of a manager/sponsor,
during the 12 months immediately proceeding the date of the proposed residency
period the home must handle 40 cases, the funeral establishment must contain
adequate embalming facilities, resident participation in funeral arrangements will
only consist of observing, instruction, taking preliminary information, and
exposure to sales of merchandise.
What are the 5 categories residents must keep a record of during each quarter to
fill out on their quarterly report? - ANSWER -Removals, embalming, preparations,
arrangements, and services.
When does Power of Attorney cease? Can a designated POA authorize funeral
arrangements? - ANSWER -Power of Attorney ceases immediately upon death.
The person with the priority right to control the disposition of human remains must
faithfully carry out the directions of the decedent to the extent lawful and
practicable.
What is the priority list of the right to control disposition? - ANSWER -1- A
person is designated in a written instrument (Appointment of Agent to Control
Disposition of Remains OR Last Will and Testament)
2- A decedent's surviving spouse
3- A decedent's surviving domestic partner
4- A decedent's surviving children, 18 years or older
5- Either of the decedent's surviving parents
6- Any of the decedent's surviving siblings
7- A legally appointed guardian
8- Any person, 18 years or older, entitled to share the estate of the decedent
9- A duly appointed fiduciary of the estate of the decedent
10- A close friend or relative who is reasonably familiar with the decdent's wishes
, 11- A chief fiscal officer of a county or a public administrator appointed pursuant
to the surrogate's court procedure act
What is a primary registration district? - ANSWER -Every geographic location in
NYS is located in either a city, an incorporated town or an incorporated village,
and by statute each of these individual municipalities constitutes a separate primary
registration district for vital records, except in those locations where the
commissioner of health has designated a county as a consolidated registration
district
What is a local registrar? - ANSWER -Means a public official responsible for
keeping official records; as used in this chapter the official responsible for
receiving and registering a certificate of death, and receiving a report of fetal death.
How does the family get a cause of death for a NYC Death Certificate? -
ANSWER -Certificates for deaths that occur in the five boroughs of New York
City must be requested from the New York City Health Department. City
certificates have two distinct parts, the standard death certificate as well as a part
that includes a confidential medical report on the cause of death.
What is the Department of Health's reasoning for implementing electronic death
certificates? - ANSWER -The statue authorized and directed the DOH to design,
implement, and maintain a system for collecting, storing, recording, transmitting,
amending, correcting, and authenticating information relating to deaths occurring
in New York state, excluding NYC.
Is there a fee for a burial permit in New York State? If so, what is it and can it be
passed along to the family? - ANSWER -$20 for each, but cannot be passed to
family
When must a death be registered in New York State? - ANSWER -Within 72
hours
What is the New York State Electronic system called? - ANSWER -electronic
death registration system (edrs)
Who does the funeral director give a burial permit to? - ANSWER -The person in
charge of the place of burial
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What is definition of embalming? - ANSWER -preparing, disinfecting, and
preserving either hypodermically, arterially or by any other recognized means, the
body of a deceased person for burial, cremation, or other final disposition.
Who is allowed in the embalming room? - ANSWER -Licensed funeral directors
and their employees,
duly registered funeral director students and trainees,
duly authorized instructors of funeral directing schools,
public officials or representatives in the discharge of their official duties,
duly accredited doctors and nurses,
members of the immediate family and their representatives.
What must be done with blood and other bodily fluids? - ANSWER -They must be
disposed of in a sanitary manor
Who must be present when a funeral director trainee embalms a body? -
ANSWER -A New York State licensed and registered funeral director
What must you carry with you at all times and who must you show it to when
asked? - ANSWER -A state issued registration card
When must documents given to the funeral director must be returned to the
customer? - ANSWER -Certified copies of death certificates, military discharge
records, etc. must be returned within one week after the funeral
Do you have to be licensed to take preliminary information for arrangements over
the phone? - ANSWER -The taking of preliminary information over the phone by
an unlicensed person is not considered to be making funeral arrangements.
What does the term registered resident mean? - ANSWER -A registered resident is
a person who passed a funeral directing examination and is duly registered with the
state and employed by a registered funeral firm.
They engage in the practice of funeral directing under the supervision of a licensed
funeral director
, What are the requirements to be in the Residency Program? - ANSWER -To be of
a grade and character satisfactory to the state, residents must serve a minimum of
one year, residents must serve on a full-time work schedule sufficient to include
training in all aspects of funeral service, the resident and supervisor must file
quarterly reports with the state, the resident and manager must report any changes
of manager/sponsor or the discontinuation or completion of residency in 10 days,
after doing one full year residency the state may direct the registered and/or
manager to appear for an oral interview to determine qualifications for licensure
What are the requirements for a firm to employ and sponsor a registered resident?
- ANSWER -They must submit a signed statement and satisfactory evidence
showing that the resident will be under the supervision of a manager/sponsor,
during the 12 months immediately proceeding the date of the proposed residency
period the home must handle 40 cases, the funeral establishment must contain
adequate embalming facilities, resident participation in funeral arrangements will
only consist of observing, instruction, taking preliminary information, and
exposure to sales of merchandise.
What are the 5 categories residents must keep a record of during each quarter to
fill out on their quarterly report? - ANSWER -Removals, embalming, preparations,
arrangements, and services.
When does Power of Attorney cease? Can a designated POA authorize funeral
arrangements? - ANSWER -Power of Attorney ceases immediately upon death.
The person with the priority right to control the disposition of human remains must
faithfully carry out the directions of the decedent to the extent lawful and
practicable.
What is the priority list of the right to control disposition? - ANSWER -1- A
person is designated in a written instrument (Appointment of Agent to Control
Disposition of Remains OR Last Will and Testament)
2- A decedent's surviving spouse
3- A decedent's surviving domestic partner
4- A decedent's surviving children, 18 years or older
5- Either of the decedent's surviving parents
6- Any of the decedent's surviving siblings
7- A legally appointed guardian
8- Any person, 18 years or older, entitled to share the estate of the decedent
9- A duly appointed fiduciary of the estate of the decedent
10- A close friend or relative who is reasonably familiar with the decdent's wishes
, 11- A chief fiscal officer of a county or a public administrator appointed pursuant
to the surrogate's court procedure act
What is a primary registration district? - ANSWER -Every geographic location in
NYS is located in either a city, an incorporated town or an incorporated village,
and by statute each of these individual municipalities constitutes a separate primary
registration district for vital records, except in those locations where the
commissioner of health has designated a county as a consolidated registration
district
What is a local registrar? - ANSWER -Means a public official responsible for
keeping official records; as used in this chapter the official responsible for
receiving and registering a certificate of death, and receiving a report of fetal death.
How does the family get a cause of death for a NYC Death Certificate? -
ANSWER -Certificates for deaths that occur in the five boroughs of New York
City must be requested from the New York City Health Department. City
certificates have two distinct parts, the standard death certificate as well as a part
that includes a confidential medical report on the cause of death.
What is the Department of Health's reasoning for implementing electronic death
certificates? - ANSWER -The statue authorized and directed the DOH to design,
implement, and maintain a system for collecting, storing, recording, transmitting,
amending, correcting, and authenticating information relating to deaths occurring
in New York state, excluding NYC.
Is there a fee for a burial permit in New York State? If so, what is it and can it be
passed along to the family? - ANSWER -$20 for each, but cannot be passed to
family
When must a death be registered in New York State? - ANSWER -Within 72
hours
What is the New York State Electronic system called? - ANSWER -electronic
death registration system (edrs)
Who does the funeral director give a burial permit to? - ANSWER -The person in
charge of the place of burial
