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Who is required to sign a purchase agreement for a cemetery
- ANS:->>Operator of cemetery A body kept in the receiving vault shall not be regarded as disinterred until after the expiration date of how many days - ANS:->>30 days Where can you build a crematory - ANS:->>1. On commercial embalming establishment property
- Adjacent to a perpetual care cemetery or funeral establishment In the embalming formula C x V = C x V the variable V refers to the - ANS:-
Volume of the concentrate
The adult caskets that are not required to be full size may be displayed - ANS:->>1. Online 2.In a partial panel display
- By video If permission to embalm is oral the funeral establishment must maintain - ANS:->>1. Written document for 2 years
- Name of the person authorizing embalming
- The person relationship to the deceased A death certificate shall be filed with the local register District - ANS:->>Not later than the 10th day after the date of death The attending physician shell complete the medical certification not later than - ANS:->>5 days after receiving the death certificate Licensed Funeral Directors must renew their license on - ANS:->>The last day on the licensee birth month
The term unreasonable time refers to requirement to refund excess funds within how many days from the date received - ANS:->>10 days Regarding cremation containers human remains must be placed in a cremation container that - ANS:->>1. Resistant to leakage
- Is rigid for easy handling
- Is made of combustible materials Manifestation by words or other conduct which is a false representation of a matter of fact is called - SOLUTION
Misrepresentation If cremated remains have not been claimed by the authorizing agent, the cremated remains may not be disposed of earlier than - ANS:->>121st day Volume of the concentrate The adult caskets that are not required to be full size may be displayed - ANS:->>1. Online 2.In a partial panel display 3. By video If permission to embalm is oral the funeral establishment must maintain - ANS:->>1. Written document for 2 years 2. Name of the person authorizing embalming 3. The person relationship to the deceased A death certificate shall be filed with the local register District - ANS:->>Not later than the 10th day after the date of death The attending physician shell complete the medical certification not later than - ANS:->>5 days after receiving the death certificate Licensed Funeral Directors must renew their license on - ANS:->>The last day on the licensee birth month The term unreasonable time refers to requirement to refund excess funds within how many days from the date received - ANS:->>10 days Regarding cremation containers human remains must be placed in a cremation container that - ANS:->>1. Resistant to leakage 2. Is rigid for easy handling 3. Is made of combustible materials Manifestation by words or other conduct which is a false representation of a matter of fact is called - SOLUTION >>>>Misrepresentation If cremated remains have not been claimed by the authorizing agent, the cremated remains may not be disposed of earlier than - ANS:->>121st day A person may dispose of cremated remains in which of the following ways?
- Grave A certificate of fetal death shall be filed for any stillbirth, if the period of gestation is at least - ANS:->>20 weeks The funeral director must transmit a Report of Death to the local registrar in how many hours after assuming custody of a dead body - ANS:->> 24 hours All records in a funeral establishment must be retained for a period of - ANS:->> 2 years If a provisional licensee leaves the employment of a FDIC or EIC, the FDIC or EIC must file an affidavit with the Texas Funeral Service Commission within how many days of employment termination - ANS:->>15 days
provisional license program - SOLUTION
Funeral director and embalmer license are issued for a period of - ANS:->> 2 years Federal establishment licenses expire - ANS:->>The last day of the month 12 months from the date of issue C x V = C x V the C refers to - ANS:->>Strength of the concentrate Provisional license expire on the last - ANS:->>Day of the month 12 months from the issue date Anybody shipped by common carrier must be placed in - ANS:->>A sound caskets enclosed in a strong outside shipping case
How many hours following a death must a body be embalmed refrigerated or sealed in the leak and odor proof container - ANS:->>24 hours Funeral establishments must have a chapel that seats a minimum of - ANS:-
10 Persons in retired active status are required to obtain how many hours of continuing education including the mandatory hours - ANS:->> 10
20 weeks The funeral director must transmit a Report of Death to the local registrar in how many hours after assuming custody of a dead body - ANS:->> 24 hours All records in a funeral establishment must be retained for a period of - ANS:->> 2 years If a provisional licensee leaves the employment of a FDIC or EIC, the FDIC or EIC must file an affidavit with the Texas Funeral Service Commission within how many days of employment termination - ANS:->>15 days provisional license program - SOLUTION >>>> Funeral director and embalmer license are issued for a period of - ANS:->> 2 years Federal establishment licenses expire - ANS:->>The last day of the month 12 months from the date of issue C x V = C x V the C refers to - ANS:->>Strength of the concentrate Provisional license expire on the last - ANS:->>Day of the month 12 months from the issue date Anybody shipped by common carrier must be placed in - ANS:->>A sound caskets enclosed in a strong outside shipping case How many hours following a death must a body be embalmed refrigerated or sealed in the leak and odor proof container - ANS:->>24 hours Funeral establishments must have a chapel that seats a minimum of - ANS:- >> 10 Persons in retired active status are required to obtain how many hours of continuing education including the mandatory hours - ANS:->> 10 hours A human body that is being held not embalmed and pending final disposition must be maintained at a temperature within the range of - ANS:->> 34 - 40 degrees Fahrenheit A provisional licensee must retain copies of training reports for a period of - ANS:->>Two years after completion
The expiration date for the Texas funeral service commission to be abolished is - ANS:->>September 1st 2019 The governor shall designate one member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in the capacity of - ANS:-
3 years The amount of an administrative penalty assessed against a licensee shall - ANS:->>Not be less than $100 or more than $5000 for each violation Consumer brochures should be prominently displayed in presented - ANS:->>In the public View and when funeral services are discussed What is the definition of a prospective customer - SOLUTION
A consumer who enters a funeral establishment and inquired about a funeral service
How many days does a person have if the renewal fees and penalties not paid for for the reinstatement of a provisional license
- ANS:->> 91 days after the date of the notice of suspension If a person request and received from the commission and extension based on hardship when may a provisional license be renewed - ANS:-
After the second anniversary of the date of issuance As of September of 2015 a provisional license holder must complete the licensing requirements of the provisional license program within how many consecutive months - SOLUTION
The commission is composed of how many commissioners - ANS:->> 7 If the commission finds a violation of a funeral establishment how often must the commission inspect the establishment - ANS:->>Annually
A School or college of mortuary science shall retain a copy of the written consent to embalm for a period of - SOLUTION
Permanently The Texas funeral service commission shall meet in regular session in Austin at least - ANS:->>Once each calendar quarter The authorization to embalm must be signed by - SOLUTION
A written statement that itemized the cost of funeral services for merchandise selected by a customer from the retail price list is called the - ANS:->>Purchase agreement
in order to supervise a provisional licensee, the sponsor mush have been licensed for a minimum of years - SOLUTION
Two Texas Law requires the funeral service establishment document the efforts to obtain permission to embalm for a minimum of hours - ANS:->>Three 12, 24 - ANS:->>One must be a provisional licensee for a minimum of months and a maximum of months First Call - ANS:->>When does 'Funeral Directing' begin? Entombment, inurnment, permanent transport out of state, or other final
a retail price list/GPL - ANS:->>What must be given to any person upon request? is ultimately responsible for compliance with all mortuary, health and vital statistic laws - ANS:->>Funeral Director in Charge, FDIC when being transported by a common carrier - SOLUTION
When must a burial transit permit accompany a body?
when being transported by a private carrier - SOLUTION
When is a burial transit permit NOT required? you must have at least five adult caskets, two of which must be full size, and one of which must be your least expensive - ANS:->>In accordance with the TFSC, how many caskets are required to be sold?
must be full size and on display; and displayed in the same manner as other caskets - ANS:->>Your least expensive casket designate and embalmer in charge - SOLUTION
Commercial embalming establishments must do business for the general public - SOLUTION commercial embalming establishments must not have a fully functional prep room with sufficient equipment and supplies for normal operation - ANS:->>regardless of their use of a commercial embalming establishment, a funeral home must Funeral director in charge - ANS:->>every funeral home must designate a
seven (two dual licensed, one cemetery operator, four members of the general public) - ANS:->>Their are members of the TFSC once per quarter of every calendar year - ANS:->>the TFSC meets you must appear for a hearing and bring any requested documents - ANS:->>If you get a subpoena from the TFSC, once every two years (sec 651.157) - ANS:->>(sec 651.157) How often should a cemetery, crematory, funeral establishment, etc, shall be inspected by the TFSC at least an interment has taken place in the past two years, or the commission has received a complaint (sec 651.1571) - ANS:-
(sec 651.1571) For perpetual care cemeteries, inspection is not required
unless There is no provision in the TAC concerning hours worked for a provisional license. This is not covered by the law. - ANS:->>How many hours are required to complete a provisional license? conspicuously display; each (sec 651.261) - SOLUTION
(sec 651.261) A license holder shall the holder's license in place of business at which the license holder practices 16; 2 (sec 651.266) - ANS:->>(sec 651.266) For continuing education, it is required to have hours to facilitate renewal every years vital stats, tx law, ethics - ANS:->>(sec 651.266) For continuing education,
