OK Funeral Juris flashcards

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Funeral Services Licensing Act

Oklahoma statute governing licensing and regulation of funeral directors, embalmers, funeral establishments, and embalming facilities, administered by the Oklahoma Funeral Board.

Oklahoma Funeral Board

State agency that licenses funeral service practitioners and establishments, adopts rules, inspects premises, investigates complaints, and imposes discipline under the Act.

Funeral establishment defined

A licensed place where human remains are prepared and funerals are conducted, requiring a separate license from the individual funeral director or embalmer license.

Unlicensed practice

Performing or offering funeral directing or embalming without a valid license, a violation subject to Board discipline and criminal penalty where provided by law.

Embalmer qualifications

Requires minimum age, good moral character, mortuary science education with embalming coursework, supervised embalming experience, examination passage, and fee payment.

Licensure by endorsement

Process allowing a licensee from another state to obtain an Oklahoma license when education and examination requirements are substantially equivalent, as determined by the Board.

Pre-licensure inspection

Inspection of a proposed funeral establishment confirming an arrangement room, preparation room, equipment, and sanitation before the establishment license is issued.

Preparation room standards

Nonporous washable surfaces, potable running water, sink, approved drainage, ventilation, adequate lighting, embalming table, instruments, and waste receptacles.

Embalming location restriction

Embalming may occur only in a licensed embalming facility or the preparation room of a licensed funeral establishment, never in a residence or unlicensed structure.

Holding remains before disposition

Unembalmed remains must be refrigerated or embalmed within rule-specified timeframes and kept in secure space not visible to the public.

Transfer vehicle requirements

Enclosed, clean vehicle used only for transporting human remains, with secure stretcher retention and separation from the driver where required by rule.

Preneed contract content

Written, signed agreement identifying goods, services, total price, funding method, trustee, cancellation rights, refund method, and guaranteed versus non-guaranteed pricing.

Preneed trust deposit

Funds paid under a preneed contract must be deposited into a qualified trust account within the statutory or rule deadline, with records identifying each purchaser's share.

Preneed cancellation refund

On cancellation before death, the purchaser generally recovers principal plus accrued earnings, less amounts permitted by statute for services actually rendered.

Commingling preneed funds

Mixing preneed trust money with a provider's operating funds or other purchasers' money, a prohibited practice and grounds for Board discipline.

General price list

Itemized list of funeral goods and services and their prices, given to anyone inquiring in person at the start of arrangements before selections are discussed.

Statement of goods and services

Written itemized statement of the goods and services selected with prices and total cost, provided to the purchaser before services are performed.

Embalming disclosure

Statement that embalming is not required by law except in specified circumstances, preventing providers from misrepresenting it as legally mandatory.

Casket disclosure

Written statement of whether a casket or outer container is required and the least expensive compliant option, plus the right to supply a casket purchased elsewhere.

Deceptive trade practice

Misrepresenting prices, falsely claiming a good or service is legally required, or charging for goods not provided, prohibited under the Act and consumer protection law.

Legally authorized person

Person with statutory priority to control disposition, whose signed authorization the funeral director obtains before proceeding with burial or cremation.

Burial-transit permit

Disposition permit issued by the local registrar or state vital records office that must be obtained before burial, cremation, or removal of remains from the state.

Cremation authorization

Signed document from the legally authorized person permitting cremation, confirming no known objection and no pending medical examiner investigation.

Chain of custody

Documentation recording each transfer of human remains from the place of death through final disposition, including releases signed by custodial persons.

Disinterment authority

Removal of buried remains requires a court order or authorization from the state registrar, and reinterment requires a new disposition permit.

Death certificate filing

The funeral director files the certificate with the local registrar or state vital records office within the statutory deadline, completing disposition information only.

Cause-of-death section

Portion of the death certificate completed by the attending physician or medical examiner; the funeral director may not alter or complete it.

Contract file retention

At-need and preneed contract files must be kept for the period set by statute or Board rule and made available for inspection on request.

Vital record confidentiality

Death certificate information may be disclosed only as authorized by law, generally to persons with a direct and tangible interest in the record.

Grounds for discipline

Unprofessional conduct, fraud, incompetence, unlicensed practice, violation of the Act or rules, and failure to comply with Board orders.

Hearing rights

A licensee facing discipline receives notice of charges and a hearing with the right to counsel, to present evidence, and to cross-examine witnesses.

Board sanctions

Disciplinary outcomes include reprimand, probation, suspension, revocation, administrative penalties, restitution, and required additional continuing education.

Medical examiner jurisdiction

Deaths by violence, accident, suicide, or without medical attendance fall under medical examiner authority, and remains may not be moved before notification.

Vital records division

State Department of Health office that registers deaths, issues disposition permits through local registrars, and maintains and amends death certificate records.