What is Cremation? What is the difference between a Crematory and Direct Cremation Facility? correct answer: Cremation: reducing human remains to bone fragments with heat and evaporation
Crematory: area housing chamber for cremation and the holding facility
Direct Cremation Facility: place wit...
Nevada Funeral Arranger Test Study Guide
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What is Cremation? What is the difference between a Crematory and Direct Cremation Facility? correct answer: Cremation: reducing human remains to bone fragments with heat and evaporation
Crematory: area housing chamber for cremation and the holding facility
Direct Cremation Facility: place with a specific address devoted to direct cremation; only cremation; no services held
Funeral Directors do _____? correct answer: Prepare or contract embalming, cremation, burial or disposal/ funerals
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Direct and supervise funerals, burials, cremations, or dispositions of the dead
Exclusions to the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards are _______? correct answer: People who shroud the dead
Cemetery employees who only work in the cemetery Federal institutions
Offices of the U.S. Armed Forces
Native Indian pursuant What are the duties of a Funeral Director who obtains unclaimed remains thought to be a veteran? correct answer: 1. Report the name to the Department of Veteran Services within a year
2. (After receiving a report from the Department of Veteran Services saying remains are a veteran); Arrange disposition with: national or veteran cemetery, Department of Veteran Services
What is the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Board? correct answer: Two active directors or embalmers
One active crematory operator
One cemetery or direct cremation facility operator
Three people not affiliated with the funeral business
How often can the Board call for an inspection? correct answer: At least once every two years by someone not a member of the Board
Embalmers with apprentices must _____? correct answer: Report semiannually (Before July 1 and January 1) about the work done of the apprentice(s)
Keep the apprentice no more than 2 consecutive years
Personally supervise the apprentice(s)
Funeral Directors ______? correct answer: Are 18+ years with good moral standing
Passed the Director's Exam on: Laws and regulations regarding funeral services and disposition of the dead, local health practices, signs of death/ how is determined, and Federal funeral regulations
Must have 1+ years as an arranger
Licensed by the Board as a Director
Funeral arrangers _____? correct answer: Are 18+ years with good moral standing
Pass test on funeral law and regulations, local health rules and Federal regulations
Licenses must be ____ in the work place? correct answer: Licenses must be displayed openly in the workplace
False or Misleading Advertising includes ____? correct answer: Listing ONLY casket prices; not saying prices of other goods and services
Charging cost AND a percentage for goods and services
Selling stock in establishment that doesn't grant percentage of ownership
Charging below reasonable cost of merchandise and overhead
Saying competitors charge too much
Claiming to be attacked by other mortuaries Claiming to defend public interest/ not being in a monopoly Not stating limits of Direct Cremation (if a Direct Cremation Facility)
Advertising under different information than on certificate
Unprofessional conduct includes _____? correct answer: Misrepresentation/ fraud of business
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