Mort 3018 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

When did the funeral rule go into effect? - ANSWERApril 30, 1984 What is the penalty per violation? - ANSWER$16,000 What is prohibited by the funeral rule? - ANSWER1. misrepresenting legal, crematory, and cemetery requirements; 2. embalming for a fee without permission; 3. requiring purchase of a casket for cremation; 4. requiring the purchase of goods or services as a condition for furnishing other goods and services; 5. deceptive and unfair practices Who must comply with the funeral r...

Clarke and Lukens - ANSWERJoseph H. Clarke was an embalming lecturer and demonstrator. He set up the earliest recorded "institute" for embalming demonstrations. With Dr. C.M. Lukens, Founded the Cincinnati School of Embalming Cooling Board - ANSWERA table (usually portable), some with many holes, upon which a body encased in a corpse cooler was placed. This was the forerunner of the embalming table Company, a still existing A. Johnson Dodge - ANSWERFounded the Dodge School of Embalming i...

Catacombs - ANSWERUnderground caves and tunnels used for entombment of the dead Amphora (pl. amphorae) - ANSWERA large clay vase occasionally used as a burial container for cremains Loculus (pl. loculi) - ANSWERA sealed slot-like niche containing a burial in the catacombs Olla (pl. ollae) - ANSWERA clay or marble urn holding the ashes of the deceased Cemetery - ANSWERA sleeping place Disposition - ANSWEREarth burial or catacomb entombment. Cremation was prohibited by Constantine t...

A rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and wood, metal, or like material with parallel sides - ANSWERCasket A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape or when viewed from above has sides that taper and are not parallel - ANSWERCoffin A casket which is sold for the purpose of interring or entombing with the dead human remains - ANSWERBurial Casket An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human rema...