LU 3 ML Mortuary L aw

What is the inherent authority that each state has in regulating the Funeral Profession?

• Federal Power

• International Power

• Police Power

• Municipal Power

What do police powers enable state legislatures to do?

• Enact laws for international trade

• Enact laws for the protection of general welfare, health, and safety

• Enact laws for federal taxation

• Enact laws for educational standards

What happens if an administrative regulation exceeds the authority of the regulatory body which promulgated it?

• It is enforced

• It is amended

• It is declared void

• It is ignored

What is the duty of a funeral director in the case of conflict?

• To follow the family's wishes

• To follow the state's regulations

• To mediate and resolve the conflict

• To ignore the conflict

What is the obligation of final disposition?

• To ensure the deceased is buried

• To ensure the deceased is cremated

• To ensure the deceased is disposed of legally and respectfully

• To ensure the deceased is embalmed

According to the notes, which of the following does NOT constitute a dead body?

• A corpse

• The bones of a skeleton

• A disintegrated body

• A living body

Who governed funeral law and regulations prior to 1980?

• The FTC

• The federal government

• The States

• Local communities

Since 1984, who began to promulgate minimum rules and regulations for funeral law?

• The States

• The FTC

• Local governments

• The federal government

What is one of the obligations of final disposition mentioned in the notes?

• Ignoring community standards

• Standard of Care expected of funeral professionals

• Selling the body

• Disregarding the wishes of the decedent

What is NOT a consideration for the obligation of final disposition?

• Wishes of the decedent

• Wishes of the survivors

• Community standards

• Financial gain