A legal term for property that can be easily moved or transferred.
Personal belongings like clothing and jewelry.
A type of property that exists only in the virtual world.
Real estate—that is, land and things permanently attached to it, such as houses.
Term 2 of 396
Brown & Davis Funeral Home uses an answering service for calls after 5 pm. Must the
answering service give out price information?
no, they can take a message and the funeral director can get back to the caller during
normal business hours in a timely manner
Nobody can
more than 25 times
may not discriminate on basis of sex by paying employees of one sex at lower rate than
opposite sex for doing equal work
Term 3 of 396
The term which means the perpetual process of keeping a cemetery and its lots, graves,
grounds, landscaping, roads, paths, parking lots, fences, mausoleums, columbaria, vaults,
crypts, utilities, and other improvements, structures, and embellishments in a well-cared-for
and dignified condition.
Care and maintenance
Auditory training
Manual film processing
Rules and safety
,Term 4 of 396
Devise
the name of the fh, the words outer burial container price list, the effective date of the
outer burial container price list must be printed at the top of the list
At least 1 present board member, one of the board's former of present consumer
members
A testamentary disposition of real or personal property. Traditionally "devise" was used
to refer to real property. Modern usage allows "devise" to be used for any property
received as a testamentary gift.
Assets that can't be touched, such as an ownership interest in a corporation. Documents
—stock certificates, for example, are evidence of who owns intangible property.
Term 5 of 396
Give examples of job classifications in the funeral home, in which all employees have potential
contact with blood or OPIM.
engaged to wait
embalmers and removal personnel
OSHA, FTC and EPA
Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
Federal Trade Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
no, unless covered by white collar exemptions
,Term 6 of 396
When making the removal from a residence, the funeral director asks for and receives
permission to embalm. Is this discussion of Embalming a "triggering event" that would
necessitate the funeral director giving the consumer a copy of the General Price List?
existance, location and availability of any records
the person who is responsible for maintaining and providing access to these records
each empoyee's rights of access to these records
no you are not required to offer a GPL if you remove the deceased for transportation to
the funeral home and at that time only request to authorization to embalm. when you
request this permission you must disclose that embalming is not required by law. Any
further discussion of prices or the selection of goods and services at this time would
trigger the requirement to provide a GPL
The inherent power of a government to take private property for public use. In the U.S.
just compensation to the property owners is required.Could be used to justify
disinterment of a body
yes you may charge a different fee within the county and outside the county provided it
is stated on the GPL
Term 7 of 396
Per capita
A latin phrase meaning 'per head'.
A legal term for property shared by multiple owners.
A financial ratio used to measure a country's economic performance.
A way of dividing property among the descendants of a deceased heir beneficiary.
, Term 8 of 396
If a funeral director's regular workweek is 50 hours and the weekly salary is $600, what is the
amount of gross pay, including the overtime, but not taking out any tax? (Note the variable
work week does not apply.)
600/50=12 per hour121.5= 18.00already been paid straight time rate, so have to figure
difference between straight and overtime rate 6.0010= 60.0060+600= 660
no, mortgage is considered perfected security interest
Formaldehyde exposure reduction
repeat monitoring every 6 months
medical surveillance
Decedent must be of sound mind, over the age of 18, and 2 witness must also sign.
Relatives do not supersede the decision of the decedent.
Term 9 of 396
The term which means a receptacle for cremated remains usually made of cardboard, plastic,
or similar material designated to hold the cremated remains until an urn or other permanent
container is acquired.
Urn
Alternative container
Temporary container
Pulverization
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