TN LRR Study Guide Exam Questions
And Actual Answers.
This is the person who is legally entitled to authorize cremation, funeral service, and dispositions. -
Answer The authorizing agent.
What is a body part? - Answer A limb or other part of anatomy removed from a living person for
medical purposes or donated or dead body parts to science.
What is a casket? - Answer It is a wood, metal, ornamental, lined fabric and may or may not be
combustible.
What is a temporary container? - Answer For cremated remains it can be combustible made of
cardboard, metal closed to stop leakage-spillage, and sufficient size to hold cremation
This is a person who is eighteen (18) years of age and of sound mind? - Answer Qualified Adult.
This means a legible written instrument signed by the decedent, acknowledged by a notary OR
witnessed by two (2) persons who are qualified adults? - Answer Disposition directions.
This means the right to determine the disposition of the remains of a decedent including the location,
manner, and conditions of disposition and arrangements for funeral goods and services? - Answer Right
of Disposition. CREMATION
Can a licensed funeral director authorize a cremation? - Answer No.
This is the heating process where a body is reduced to bone fragments by combustion or evaporation? -
Answer Cremation.
This is the building that houses one or more cremation chambers; this also includes the term
"crematorium." - Answer Crematory.
,Can a funeral director in Tennessee use an unlicensed crematory? - Answer No.
Must all Tennessee crematories be licensed? - Answer Yes, and by the State Board and out of state
crematories used by Tennessee LFD's.
What steps must any funeral director take before using a crematory? - Answer Determine its license,
determine any out of state license, obtain a copy of the current license, and obtain a copy of their
current inspection by the state where the crematory is located.
What document must be given to all authorizing agents concerning cremation? - Answer Written
disclosures.
What must the cremation disclosure contain? - Answer Name, phone, address of crematory and
funeral home in or out of state, specific consent of authorizing agency, signed and dated by the
authorizing agent and funeral director. This document is for retention by funeral director, the funeral
establishment and the authorizing agent.
What about funeral director liability in cremation - the funeral director is NOT liable for errors,
inaccuracies, omissions of information if the: - Answer Error was based on inaccurate and/or omitted
information provided by any public agency or individuals if the Funeral director was not grossly negligent
in obtaining information from the third party.
What is an affirmative defense for funeral directors concerning cremation? - Answer When and if the
funeral director has complied with all requirements (i.e. signed consent, copy of crematory inspections
both in and out of state).
What is the rule concerning identification of non-funeral home vehicles taking remains to a crematory? -
Answer Any vehicle, other than funeral home vehicles with their funeral home name on the vehicle,
must display the current crematory license which must be visible from the outside while the body is
inside the vehicle.
Are donated bodies to the medical school under the cremation rule? - Answer No.
, What are the prerequisites for cremation? - Answer Cremation authorization form signed by the ones
with the right of disposition, sign off by the medical examiner (for the death certificate), and a cremation
permit from the Department of Health.
21. What are the crematory operator's duties? - Answer Schedule cremation (at own convenience)
after all authorizations have been met. ONCE THE BODY HAS BEEN DELIVERED IT IS NOW THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CREMATION OPERATOR.
22. How are bodies stored before cremation? - Answer If the body is not embalmed place in
holding/refrigeration unit until near the time of the cremation. If it is longer than 8 hours the case must
be refrigerated. If the body is embalmed it can remain in the holding facility. 5
23. What about caskets and cremation? - Answer You need to cremate the entire body, casket, and
items requested by THE authorizing representative, but you can remove non-combustible materials.
24. What about simultaneous cremations? - Answer One body or one body part at a time. One
decedent in one cremation chamber. If you have multiple chambers you can have multiple cremations.
25. Who can witness cremations? - Answer Cremation employees, LFD, designee of LFD, people
allowed by descendants, heirs.
26. Can a cremation operator remove gold, body parts, or valuables from the body? - Answer No unless
acting under specific instructions from authorizing agent.
27. Can you make a charge for removing metals, gold, etc.? - Answer Yes, but the charge cannot exceed
the actual cost of the removal, shipping and recycling - no profit.
28. What if all the cremains do not fit? - Answer If too much is in the urn selected or temporary
container, place the remainder in a separate temporary container.
29. Can you claim that all the cremains are in the urn when they are not? - Answer No
