AZ Funeral Juris flashcards

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ADHS licensing authority

The Arizona Department of Health Services licenses funeral establishments, funeral directors, embalmers, and crematories under A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 12, and enforces compliance through inspection and discipline.

Funeral establishment license

A credential issued by ADHS that authorizes a physical location to provide funeral services. A current license must be in place before the establishment advertises or conducts funerals.

Director in charge

A licensed funeral director designated by an establishment as responsible for its day-to-day compliance with licensing statutes and rules. Changes in this designation must be reported to ADHS.

Crematory license

A separate ADHS credential or endorsement required to operate a retort or crematory on a premises. Holding an establishment license alone does not authorize cremation operations.

Continuing education requirement

Clock hours of approved education a licensee must complete each renewal cycle, covering designated subject areas. Records must be retained and produced if ADHS audits the renewal.

Inspection authority

ADHS may inspect funeral establishments and crematories. Deficiencies noted in an inspection report must be corrected within the stated period, and uncorrected deficiencies may lead to discipline.

Grounds for discipline

Statutory bases on which ADHS may deny, suspend, or revoke a license or impose probation or civil penalties, including unlicensed practice, fraud, and violations of the governing statutes and rules.

Consent agreement

A negotiated settlement between ADHS and a licensee resolving a disciplinary matter without a full hearing. It may impose conditions, monitoring, fines, or a period of probation.

Record retention duty

Funeral establishments must keep records of funerals, embalming, and dispositions for the period set by statute and provide them to ADHS on request during an investigation or inspection.

Change of ownership notice

A change in ownership or location of a licensed funeral establishment must be reported to ADHS within the period set by rule, and a new or amended license obtained.

Unlicensed practice

Operating a funeral establishment, crematory, or performing funeral directing or embalming without a current ADHS credential. It is a statutory violation subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Renewal cycle

The recurring period, set by ADHS rule, after which a funeral license or registration expires unless renewed with the required fee and continuing education documentation.

Apprentice embalmer

A registered individual gaining supervised embalming experience toward licensure. The apprenticeship is registered with ADHS and performed under a licensed embalmer's direct supervision.

Reciprocity

A pathway allowing a licensee from another jurisdiction to obtain an Arizona credential based on the other jurisdiction's license, subject to the education, examination, and documentation requirements in rule.

A.R.S. Title 36 Chapter 12

The Arizona statutory chapter governing funeral services, including licensing, practice standards, prearranged funeral agreements, and the disposition of human remains within the state.

Prearranged funeral agreement

A written contract to furnish funeral goods or services before they are needed. It must disclose the items, prices, and how the funds are held until delivery.

Funeral trust funding

Money paid under a prearranged funeral agreement is held in trust until the goods or services are provided, and the agreement must state the manner in which the funds are held.

Cancellation and refund

A purchaser may cancel a prearranged funeral agreement within the statutory period and receive a refund as prescribed. The agreement must disclose this cancellation right.

Provider failure to perform

If the provider cannot or will not furnish the contracted goods or services, the funds must be applied to equivalent goods or services or refunded to the beneficiary.

General price list

A printed list of the establishment's goods and services with prices. A copy must be given to anyone who asks in person about arrangements or prices.

Itemized statement

A written statement given to the person arranging the funeral before services are provided, listing each good and service selected with its price and the total.

Embalming disclosure

Arizona law does not require embalming in every case. If it is not required, the consumer must be told that and given the reason embalming may still be offered.

Legally authorized person

The individual with statutory authority to direct disposition of human remains, determined by an order of priority among surviving relatives and other authorized persons set in statute.

Disposition authorization

Written authority from the legally authorized person permitting the funeral establishment or crematory to cremate, bury, or otherwise dispose of the human remains.

Cremation identification

Before cremation, the crematory must obtain written authorization and confirm the identity of the remains through the identification procedures required by statute and rule.

Cremation waiting period

The interval required by statute before cremation may proceed, allowing for any objection or required authorization. The crematory must document compliance with the waiting period.

Misrepresentation prohibition

Providers may not make false or misleading statements about the necessity of embalming, the nature of the goods sold, or the legal requirements for disposition of remains.

Price disclosure duty

The establishment must disclose prices for goods and services in the required written formats, including the general price list and the itemized statement of selected goods and services.

Preneed seller obligations

A seller of prearranged funeral agreements must maintain records of each agreement and the trust funding, and must account for the funds when the agreement is performed or cancelled.

Transport of remains

Movement of human remains must comply with statutory requirements for authorization, identification, and handling, including requirements applicable to transport across state lines.

Disinterment authority

Removal of remains from a burial site requires the authorization prescribed by statute, including any required permit and consent of the legally authorized person.

Funeral rule compliance

The establishment must furnish required written price and disclosure documents at the time of arrangements, consistent with the disclosure duties imposed by Arizona statute and rule.