Mortuary Administration - Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers
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Mortuary Administration
Institution
Mortuary Administration
Before the family leaves the arrangement conference at funeral home verify date, time, and location for all aspects of arrangements; especially for family viewing and services; most importantly, assure the family of your continuing assistance
FTC - Funeral Rule Requirements Itemize of selected goo...
Mortuary Administration - Exam 1
Questions and Correct Answers
Before the family leaves the arrangement conference at funeral home ✅verify date,
time, and location for all aspects of arrangements; especially for family viewing and
services; most importantly, assure the family of your continuing assistance
FTC - Funeral Rule Requirements ✅Itemize of selected good and services; Includes
cash advance items; signed by family member and funeral director; Copy is given to
family; Signatures of individual with paramount right of disposition (spouse, next of kin
should read and sign all authorization, release form, disclousures)
Funeral contract ✅statement of funeral goods and services selected
Calculating Age ✅Date of Death: year, month, day
Date of Birth: year, month, day
Obituary Information ✅Vital statistics info (date and place of birth, date and place of
death, age, family and survivors, bio info, organizations/military, special interests, photo,
date, time and location for visitation, services and interment, special requests, memorial
contributions and donations)
Obituary ✅News item concerning the death of a person which usually includes a brief
sketch of the decedent. Fees vary greatly depending on the newspaper
Death Notice ✅Usually a classified (paid) notice publicizing death of a person and
giving details of funeral service that the survivors wish to have published; a newspaper
item publicizing the death of a person and giving service details. In some parts of the
United States, can contain the same information as an obituary
· Discharge under conditions other than dishonorable ✅VA Form DD-214 - discharge
papers; Others eligible for burial: Spouse, dependent child
VA Eligibility Requirements ✅Active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces; Form date of
induction until discharge; For National Guard and Reserves; Retirement after 20 years
of creditable services or on active duty at the time of death
Burial in National Cemetery ✅Cemetery for the burial of veterans of military services
and heir eligibly family member; Includes: burial plot, grave liner, headstone,
Columbarium Niche
, Burial Allowance ✅Service Connected: $2000; If veterans' death was service
connected: May pay transportation of remains: service connected veteran, to nearest
National Cemetery; decedent's home; no time limit to file; Requires a copy of the death
certificate; unless veteran died in VA facility; copy of the funeral bill; Statue of limitation:
2 years from date of final disposition; must meet certain restrictions to qualify
Burial Allowance Application for Burial Benefits ✅VA Form 21-530; Provides $2000 for
service connected death; varies for non-service connected death based on where the
decedent passed
Headstone or Grave marker ✅VA Form 40-1330; VA delivers to cemetery; family pays
for any installation costs; no statue of limitations (not required for burial in National
Cemetery)
U.S. Flag ✅VA Form 90-2008; Issued at: U.S. Postal Service, VA Regional Offices,
National Cemetery Office; Statue of Limitations: None
VA Benefits ✅U.S. Flag, headstone or grave marker, burial allowance, President
Memorial Certificate, burial in a National Cemetery
Obtaining SSA 721 ✅Available at local Social Security Office
SSA 721 ✅statement of death by Funeral Director for SSI benefits - Survival Benefits
Available Benefits ✅$255 lump sum death benefit for eligible survivor's spouse
Filing SSA 721 ✅must be filed within 2 years from date of death; have family contact
local Social Security Office
Obtaining SSA 721 ✅available at local SSA office
Vital Statistics ✅data concerning birth, marriage, divorce, sickness and death
Trust Account ✅account established by one individual to be held for the benefit of
another (as a method of payment of funeral expenses); creates a fiduciary
responsibility. Money paid to a funeral establishment for future services is placed in an
account with the funeral establishment as trustee for the benefit of another
Transfer vehicle ✅the automobile generally used for transporting the uncasketed dead
human body from the place of death to the mortuary
Transfer of remains ✅see the moving of the dead human body from the place of death
to the funeral establishment or other designated place
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