OH Funeral Juris flashcards

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Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors

State agency created under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4717 that licenses funeral directors and embalmers, registers funeral homes and crematories, investigates complaints, and imposes discipline.

Funeral director license minimum age

An applicant for an Ohio funeral director license must be at least eighteen years old and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent before licensure.

Embalmer education requirement

Ohio requires an embalmer applicant to complete an accredited mortuary science program at the associate degree level or higher before taking the licensing examinations.

Apprenticeship sponsor duty

The licensed sponsor supervises the apprentice, verifies the cases and services performed, and certifies the apprenticeship record submitted with the license application.

Continuing education on renewal

Ohio funeral director and embalmer licenses renew on a biennial cycle, and renewal requires board-approved continuing education hours that include Ohio law.

Board rulemaking authority

The Board adopts administrative rules under Chapter 4717 to implement licensing, facility, preneed, cremation, and practice standards, subject to state rule-review procedures.

Board investigation powers

The Board may investigate on complaint or its own motion, subpoena records and witnesses, administer oaths, and hold hearings before imposing sanctions.

Grounds for discipline

Fraud in obtaining a license, gross negligence, unprofessional conduct, and violation of board rules or health laws are grounds for suspension, revocation, or civil penalty.

Funeral home registration

A funeral home must be registered with the Board, have a licensed funeral director in charge, and report changes of ownership, location, or responsible director.

Preparation room standards

The preparation room must have impervious cleanable surfaces, running hot and cold water, adequate ventilation, and equipment for disinfection and sanitation.

Facility inspection authority

Board inspectors may examine registered funeral homes and preparation rooms, and deficiencies must be corrected within the time the Board or inspector sets.

Preneed contract definition

A written agreement to furnish funeral merchandise or services before death, funded through a trust or insurance and subject to disclosure and cancellation rules.

Preneed trust funding

Preneed payments must be deposited into a trust or used to buy insurance as permitted by law; the provider may not commingle these funds with operating money.

Preneed sales agent registration

A person selling preneed contracts must be registered with the Board and affiliated with a registered provider, and registration is subject to renewal.

Guaranteed versus non-guaranteed price

A guaranteed preneed contract fixes the price for the listed goods and services; a non-guaranteed contract requires additional payment if prices rise.

Right of disposition priority

Ohio law orders control of disposition: surviving spouse, then adult children, then parents, then siblings, then guardian, then next of kin.

Written disposition authorization

The person with the right of disposition must authorize burial, cremation, or other disposition in writing before the funeral home proceeds with arrangements.

Disposition agent designation

A person may name an agent for disposition in a written declaration, and that designation outranks the statutory priority list of relatives.

Unclaimed remains procedure

Remains may be disposed of as unclaimed only after statutory notice and a waiting period, with documented efforts to locate the authorizing person.

Burial-removal permit

A permit issued by the local registrar authorizing interment, cremation, or removal of remains from the registration district, required before final disposition.

Removal by licensed personnel

Removal of remains may be performed only by a licensed funeral director or embalmer, or a registered apprentice under supervision, using a suitable container.

Coroner release before removal

When death occurs under circumstances requiring investigation, the coroner must release the remains before the funeral home may remove them.

Transit permit for shipment

A permit issued by the local registrar is required before transporting remains out of the district, and carriers may require embalming or additional documentation.

When embalming is required

Embalming is required when remains are held beyond the statutory period, for public viewing, for certain transport, or when a health authority orders it.

Universal precautions

Gloves, gowns, and eye protection are used for every embalming case, and blood and body fluids are handled as potentially infectious.

Cremation authorization and permit

Cremation requires written authorization from the person with the right of disposition plus a cremation permit from the local registrar before the retort is used.

Crematory identification tag

An identification tag bearing the decedent's name remains with the remains throughout cremation so identity is verified at every stage.

Pacemaker removal before cremation

Implanted devices such as pacemakers that could explode must be removed before cremation, and the removal must be documented in the crematory record.

Death certificate filing deadline

The funeral director files the death certificate with the local registrar within the statutory period after death and before final disposition of the remains.

Medical certification of death

The attending physician or coroner completes the cause-of-death section; the funeral director completes the personal and statistical particulars.

General price list requirement

A funeral home must give a written general price list to anyone who inquires in person about arrangements, before discussing selections.

Casket supplied by purchaser

A funeral home may not refuse a casket or urn bought elsewhere or add a handling surcharge, and may not require a casket for cremation absent a disclosed policy.