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Manager of Record - correct answer -Funeral service licensee or licensed funeral
director who is responsible for the direct supervision and management of a funeral
service establishment or branch facility
Guaranteed Contract Price - correct answer -(i) Amount paid by the contract buyer on a
preneed funeral contract and income derived from the amount (ii) Amount paid by the
contract buyer for a life insurance policy or annuity as the funding source and its
increasing death benefit
NonGuaranteed Contract Price - correct answer -Costs of items on a preneed funeral
contract that are not fixed for the specified funeral goods and funeral services
Cremation Vault/Cremation Outer Burial Container - correct answer -Any container
designed for encasement of an inner container or urn containing cremated ashes
"cremation box"
Cremation Urn - correct answer -Wood, metal, stone, plastic, or composition container
which is designed for encasing cremated ashes
Cremation Container - correct answer -Container in which human remains are
transported to crematory and placed in retort for cremation
Courtesy Card - correct answer -Card issued by the board which grants limited and
restricted funeral service privileges in the commonwealth to out of state licensees,
directors, and embalmers
Cremation DOs and DONTs - correct answer -SHALL: have a permit to operate issued
by the Department of Environmental Quality
SHALL NOT: knowingly cremate a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other hazardous devices
,SHALL NOT: cremate more than 1 person simultaneously in the same chamber unless
given specific written authorization from the person signing authorization form
SHALL NOT: cremate nonhuman remains in a retort permitted by the DEQ for human
remains
Advertisement - correct answer -Any information disseminated or placed before the
public
Required Standards of a Cremation Container - correct answer -1. Must be composed
of combustible material
2. Must be able to be closed in order to provide complete covering of the remains
3. Be leak and spill resistant
4. Be rigid (enough to handle with ease)
Minimum information required on an embalming report - correct answer -1. Name of
deceased and date of death
2. date and location of embalming
3. name and signature of embalmer and their va license number
4. if intern was involved, name and signature of their supervisor
How long does a crematory have before they need to refrigerate the body if not yet
cremated? - correct answer -24 hours of taking custody of the body
Inventories of embalming and prep materials shall be stored... - correct answer -in a
container that makes them impervious to water and protects them from contamination
Any items or supplies to directly used when embalming shall not - correct answer -be
stored in preproom
Who is responsible for the retention and maintenance of all required documents? -
correct answer -Manager of Record
A trainee must be through with school and pass the national exam and apply for
licensure within - correct answer -3 years of end of apprenticeship
, How long for monies from preneed must be sent to the funding source? - correct answer
-30 days
When shall a new funeral home owner or manager notify the board and request
reinspection? - correct answer -within 30 days following an ownership change
Time frame Board must be notified of any changes in funeral home ownership or
manager by? - correct answer -14 days
A licensee shall provide documentation of continuing education credit hours when? -
correct answer -Within 14 days of request
What is the year for licensing continuing education? - correct answer -April 1st - March
31st
How long does a FH have to notify the Board of a temporary manager if the manager is
unable to perform their duties? - correct answer -14 days
How long does a funeral home have to file a death certificate? - correct answer -72
hours
What shall be included with crematory records? - correct answer -1. Authorization form,
signed
2. Visual ID form, signed
3.permission from medical examiner
4. DEQ permit number of the retort and name of retort operator
5. Form verifying the release of cremains, including date and time of release, name of
who cremains were released to, and name of decedent
What is the term length for a member of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
- correct answer -4 years
How long must a funeral home keep monthly vital records? - correct answer -10 years
One option for the amount an insurance company must pay when a preneed contract is
funded through insurance - correct answer -At least 5%