The Funeral Rule
This is the only non-declinable fee allowed per the Funeral Rule
Basic services fee
An official statement, signed by a physician, of the cause, date and place of a person's death
Death certificate
This component of OSHA seeks to protect employees from occupational exposure to blood and potentially infectious materials
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
This is an addition or amendment to a will
Codicil
If you (or more accurately, your business) were to be a nuisance at all times, you would be called this
Nuisance per se
This is the number of disclosures that must appear on your GPL
6
This is the period of time that a GPL must be maintained after its last date of distribution
1 year
This is the amount of time medical surveillance records need to be kept for employees exposed to formaldehyde
30 years
This type of will is dictated orally before witnesses during a state of dying
Nuncupative
This is the physical possession of a dead body
Actual Custody
This is one of the few types of interaction in which a funeral home is not required to give someone a GPL, even when discussing prices
Over the phone
Document issued by the local registrar of vital statistics and MUST accompany each deceased body transported by a common carrier.
Transit permit
This number is the Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL) for formaldehyde over a 15-minute period
2.0ppm
A "devise" is a gift of this
Real property (real estate)
"Those rules of conduct commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong" describes this commonly used term
Law
These 4 items of "minimal service" are required to be listed on the GPL
Forwarding of remains
Receiving of remains
Direct cremation
Immediate burial
Official document, usually issued only for legally registered death, authorizing the removal of the dead body to the cemetery or other disposition.
Burial permit
This OSHA standard requires maintaining Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Hazard Communication Standard
In the absence of any heirs, your estate is forfeited to the state in this process
Escheatment
This is a private or civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which legal action can be taken for damages
Tort
What date did the Funeral Rule go into effect?
April 30, 1984
The Funeral Rule requires that a copy of the Statement of Goods and Services Selected should be retained for this period of time from the date of the arrangement conference
1 year
A funeral home has this many days to notify their employees of the results of any formaldehyde monitoring done.
The employees must be notified in writing of the results
of the monitoring within 15 days of receiving the results
Jessica, 79, has an attorney assist her with writing her own will. She appoints her only daughter, Claire, to be this, the sole person appointed to carry out the will per the will itself.
Executrix
This is a type of law that is created by legislative bodies, in contrast to law generated by judicial opinions and administrative bodies
Statutory Law