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Terms in this set (89)
Commissioner is: registered cemetery owner and operator
licensed funeral director and embalmers who have been
Commissioners are:
practicing for a minimum of 5 years.
4 commissioners are: members of the public with no ties to the industry regulated.
A dead human body can be there is no reasonable probablility of contact with a family member.
transported without the presence
of a licensed Funeral Director if:
A deceased person may not be within 48 hours of death without a specific waiver from the court.
cremated:
After 24 hours a dead body must embalmed, refrigerated, or sealed in a leak and odor proof container.
be:
All records maintained in the for a minimum of 2 years.
funeral establishment:
Bodies may be held in temporary 30 days
receiving vault for how long
without being
considered disinterred?
Chapel must have: seating for ten, pulpit, podium, lecturn, adaquate room for a casket.
Commission has 2 functions - ensure competent well qualified professionals are licensed to serve the
first function: public.
Commssions second function is: ensure that violations of law and regulations are aggressively and fairly
prosecuted.
Commissioners are appointed by Governor of the State of Texas.
, Commissioners term is for six years.
presented at the same time as the General Price List GPL and
Consumer brochure is given
when: is on conspicuous display.
Continuing Education 16 hours in 2 years & 16 mandatory hours in ethics, state law & vital
Requirements - statistics.
Crematories are covered in 716
Chapter
Death Records are covered in 193
Chapter
a person who for compensation disinfects or preserves a dead
Embalmer
human body - must be licensed by the commission
Embalmers must wear PPE - personal protective equipment and clothings
Embalming is not required by Texas state law
Embalming may be done without a documented three hour attempt has been made to obtain
approval when: approval - but even then authority is still NOT assumed under
the law.
Embalming REQUIRES to be performed, and to be charged.
approval
Excess funds must be returned: within ten (10) days.
Fetal death certificate is required: for any fetus weighing 350 grams or after 20 weeks of gestation period.
the beginning of the relationship and duty of a funeral
First call:
director to take charge of a dead human body - must be
initiated by the client.
acts of any person assocated with or arranging for the
Funeral directing:
disposition of human remains for compensation.
a person licensed under this chapter who engages in for compensation or
Funeral director: represents to the public as being engaged in for
compensation the preparation other than embalming of a
dead human body.
18 years of age, high school or equlvalent, mortuary school
Funeral director and embalmer graduate, completed provisional licensing program, scored 75
must be: or better on required exam and state law exam.
Funeral director may not in a commercial embalming establishment.
complete provisional license:
Funeral director must: be licensed and assocated with a licensed funeral establishment.
Funeral establishment must be 5 adult caskets, 2 of which are full size - one of the full size
able to display: must be the least expensive.
a hearse, a chapel and a preperation room that meets commission
Funeral establishment must
have: rules, and a display room.
solutions |Questions with Correct Answers 2025 latest update!!
Terms in this set (89)
Commissioner is: registered cemetery owner and operator
licensed funeral director and embalmers who have been
Commissioners are:
practicing for a minimum of 5 years.
4 commissioners are: members of the public with no ties to the industry regulated.
A dead human body can be there is no reasonable probablility of contact with a family member.
transported without the presence
of a licensed Funeral Director if:
A deceased person may not be within 48 hours of death without a specific waiver from the court.
cremated:
After 24 hours a dead body must embalmed, refrigerated, or sealed in a leak and odor proof container.
be:
All records maintained in the for a minimum of 2 years.
funeral establishment:
Bodies may be held in temporary 30 days
receiving vault for how long
without being
considered disinterred?
Chapel must have: seating for ten, pulpit, podium, lecturn, adaquate room for a casket.
Commission has 2 functions - ensure competent well qualified professionals are licensed to serve the
first function: public.
Commssions second function is: ensure that violations of law and regulations are aggressively and fairly
prosecuted.
Commissioners are appointed by Governor of the State of Texas.
, Commissioners term is for six years.
presented at the same time as the General Price List GPL and
Consumer brochure is given
when: is on conspicuous display.
Continuing Education 16 hours in 2 years & 16 mandatory hours in ethics, state law & vital
Requirements - statistics.
Crematories are covered in 716
Chapter
Death Records are covered in 193
Chapter
a person who for compensation disinfects or preserves a dead
Embalmer
human body - must be licensed by the commission
Embalmers must wear PPE - personal protective equipment and clothings
Embalming is not required by Texas state law
Embalming may be done without a documented three hour attempt has been made to obtain
approval when: approval - but even then authority is still NOT assumed under
the law.
Embalming REQUIRES to be performed, and to be charged.
approval
Excess funds must be returned: within ten (10) days.
Fetal death certificate is required: for any fetus weighing 350 grams or after 20 weeks of gestation period.
the beginning of the relationship and duty of a funeral
First call:
director to take charge of a dead human body - must be
initiated by the client.
acts of any person assocated with or arranging for the
Funeral directing:
disposition of human remains for compensation.
a person licensed under this chapter who engages in for compensation or
Funeral director: represents to the public as being engaged in for
compensation the preparation other than embalming of a
dead human body.
18 years of age, high school or equlvalent, mortuary school
Funeral director and embalmer graduate, completed provisional licensing program, scored 75
must be: or better on required exam and state law exam.
Funeral director may not in a commercial embalming establishment.
complete provisional license:
Funeral director must: be licensed and assocated with a licensed funeral establishment.
Funeral establishment must be 5 adult caskets, 2 of which are full size - one of the full size
able to display: must be the least expensive.
a hearse, a chapel and a preperation room that meets commission
Funeral establishment must
have: rules, and a display room.
