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NYS Funeral Law Exam Review Study Guide, Exams of Health sciences

University of OxfordHealth sciences

A study guide for the New York State Funeral Law Exam. It covers various topics such as funeral home registration, display of signs, food and beverage regulations, advertising laws, anatomical gifts, payment policies, burial laws, and death certificates. The guide provides answers to frequently asked questions related to these topics and is useful for individuals preparing for the exam or seeking to gain knowledge about funeral laws in New York State.

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NYS Funeral Law Exam Review Study
Guide
Business telephone - ✔ Each funeral home registration must have a separate
telephone line.
Display of Signs - ✔️Lettering infront of Funeral Home must be a minimum of 1.5
inches.
Casket Showroom lettering minimum .5 inch. Conspicuously displayed.
Food and Beverage - ✔️Prohibited in the Funeral Establishment
Must a Funeral firm display a sign outside the building? - ✔️Yes. 1.5 inch minimum.
Can non-licensed funeral home employees have buisness cards? - ✔️No. Only a
funeral director with license can have business cards.
How do New York State laws govern advertising in relation to funeral homes? - ✔️1.
Sign in front with name as registered, a minimum of 1.5 inches. 2. Buisness cards
are only for Directors
3. Must disclose if your license is inactive.
In New York State, is it legal to serve food and beverages in the funeral home? -
✔️No
Who may execute an anatomical gift? - ✔️Anyone over the age of 18 of "sound
mind", next of kin, designated agent,
Can anatomical gifts be executed through a will? - ✔️Yes
Can a funeral home require that funeral bills be paid in advanced? - ✔️Yes. However,
this must be disclosed in your itemization statement or agreement. All customers
must be treated equally.
Can a funeral home charge interest on an unpaid balance? If so, how much? -
✔️Yes, you can charge interest. The maximum rate of interest that a funeral home
can charge is 16% pursuant to the NYS banking law.
Can a funeral home charge back to the family a credit card surcharge? - ✔️No. Must
be listed as a cash advanced item.
What amount does New York State reimburse localities for burial of the indigent? -
✔️900 dollars.
Can unclaimed cadavers be delivered to schools for study? - ✔️Yes, at discression of
hospital director.
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Business telephone - ✔Each funeral home registration must have a separate telephone line. Display of Signs - ✔️Lettering infront of Funeral Home must be a minimum of 1. inches. Casket Showroom lettering minimum .5 inch. Conspicuously displayed. Food and Beverage - ✔️Prohibited in the Funeral Establishment Must a Funeral firm display a sign outside the building? - ✔️Yes. 1.5 inch minimum. Can non-licensed funeral home employees have buisness cards? - ✔️No. Only a funeral director with license can have business cards. How do New York State laws govern advertising in relation to funeral homes? - ✔️1. Sign in front with name as registered, a minimum of 1.5 inches. 2. Buisness cards are only for Directors

  1. Must disclose if your license is inactive. In New York State, is it legal to serve food and beverages in the funeral home? - ✔️No Who may execute an anatomical gift? - ✔️Anyone over the age of 18 of "sound mind", next of kin, designated agent, Can anatomical gifts be executed through a will? - ✔️Yes Can a funeral home require that funeral bills be paid in advanced? - ✔️Yes. However, this must be disclosed in your itemization statement or agreement. All customers must be treated equally. Can a funeral home charge interest on an unpaid balance? If so, how much? - ✔️Yes, you can charge interest. The maximum rate of interest that a funeral home can charge is 16% pursuant to the NYS banking law. Can a funeral home charge back to the family a credit card surcharge? - ✔️No. Must be listed as a cash advanced item. What amount does New York State reimburse localities for burial of the indigent? - ✔️900 dollars. Can unclaimed cadavers be delivered to schools for study? - ✔️Yes, at discression of hospital director.

Is body stealing a felony? - ✔️Yes, class D felony. Is recieving a stolen body a felony too? - ✔️No, receiving a stolen body is a misdemeanor If the funeral holds the dead body in arrest because the bill was unpaid, is it a misdemeanor? - ✔️Yes.`You cant hold the body from family. Is disturbing a funeral considered to be a misdemeanor? - ✔️Yes. Disturbing a funeral is a misdemeanor. If the funeral is not currently taking place, is it a misdemeanor to protest outside the funeral home? - ✔️No. The funeral must not be taking place durring protest. What does the winter burial law do? - ✔️Requires cemeteries to make interments available throuought the year, atleast 6 days per week, excluding legal holidays. To which cemeteries does the law apply? - ✔️It applies to all not for profit cemeteries. What if bad weather will not permit an interment? - ✔️The law clearly states that cemeteries would not have to perform interments or provide grave openings during severe weather. Can cemeteries still close based on specific dates/times of the year? - ✔️No, a cemetery cannot close for any set period of time. What if a cemetery refuses to open to perform an interment, even if the weather would permit it? - ✔️Contact the Division of Cemeteries Regional Division Office Investigator. Can a cemetery charge for a "winter burial?" - ✔️Yes, they can charge "actual and reasonable" additional costs necessary for the interment. Cannot be a fixed price because it should be specific to what is needed at the time. Do hospital administrators have any duties regarding death certificates? - ✔️Yes. When death occurs in hospital, person in charge shall promptly present certificate to physician. If an out of state burial permit lists the incorrect place of disposition, which registration district will issue correct permit? - ✔️The district of where the disposition is located. Are death certificates taxable? - ✔️No. Can a New York State funeral director file a death certificate in another state? - ✔️No Must the attending physician sign a death certificate? - ✔️No, it can also be signed by a physician acting on behalf of the attending physician. Or, a medical examiner.