State Rules and Regs

Date of disposition

"Burial at sea" Medical science" or "Removal". Tha date on which such burial or removal took place shall be entered on the death death certificate as the _______ ?

Subregistrar

A _______ can only issue a burial transit permit when the municipal office is closed or the municipal clerk or deputy clerk is not available?

14 days

A burial transit permit is required for temporary storage of a dead body for more than ____ days

Municipal clerk or subregistrar

A burial transit permit may be issued by ?

20

A certificate of each death of a fetus of ____ or more weeks of gestation that occurs in this state must be filed with the state registrar of vital statistics?

Permanently

A copy of the death certificate shall be retained by the municipal clerk who issued the burial transit-permit for how long?

Dead body

A human body or parts of a human body, other than a fetus, from the condition of which it reasonably can be concluded that death occurred?

90 day

A license my be renewed up to how many days past its expiration?

Credit for service

A mortuary trust agreement does not obligate a funeral home to provide funeral goods and services for a predetermined price is called?

Guaranteed

A mortuary trust agreement that obligates a funeral home to provide the funeral goods and services selected at the time of death of the beneficiary is called?

Authorized person

A person other then a funeral director who demonstrates authorization for final disposition of a dead body is called?

Fetus

A product of conception dead prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother?

Report of death

A statement from the funeral director, that he has been unable to obtain a medical certification of the cause of death?

24 hours or 1 day

Certificates originating with the funeral director, how long does the physician have to sign it?

48 hours

Certificates originating with the physician, such certificates must be completed, signed and back to funeral director within how many hours after death?

Burial transit permit

Cremated remains of a dead body may be transported, buried, or otherwise disposed of without a _____?

ME permit

Cremation, burial at sea, use by medical science, and removal from sate all NEED what permit?

Vital records

Deaths at United States of Veteran's Affairs " Togus" are file where?

Practitioner of funeral service

Disinterment shall be made under the supervision of ?

Municipal clerk

Elected or appointed clerk of the city, town, or plantation where death occurred, where the death certificate is required to be filed?

Registration

Filling a certificate with the municipal clerk?

Embalm

Funeral directors can do everything that a practitioner of funeral service, but what?

Death certificate

Furnished by the state registrar for the purpose of registering deaths which occur in Maine , including the medical certification of the cause of death and personal data pertaining to the decedent?

Permanently

How long does the Medical Examiner's release need to be retained for, by the municipal clerk who issued the burial transit-permit?

12 hours

How many continuing education hours must you complete within a 2 year period?

3 days or prior to removal from state

How many days after the death occurred does the funeral director have to file a death certificate with the clerk of municipality where death occurred?

30 days

How many days after the prearranged funeral funds have been deposited, does the Financial institution, or Credit Union have to notify the payor or the payor's with written confirmation of the deposit?

5 days

How many days does a funeral director have to file a completed death certificate ?

7 day

How many days does after the final disposition does the funeral director have to present the endorsed permits to the clerk of the municipality where the burial or cremation took place, unless the a person in charge of the cemetery or crematory is present?

Credit for services

Life insurance mortuary trust agreements may only be what kind?

dead body or dead human body

Means a body or fetus for what it reasonably can be determined that death occurred?

Subregistrar

Means a person appointed by the municipal clerk of the city, town, or plantation where death occurred, where the death certificate is required to be filed, or where an establishment of the funeral director having custody of the dead body is located?

Final disposition

Means burial, cremation, burial at sea, used by medical science, removal from state?

Funeral establishment

Means every place or premises devoted to or used in the care and preparation for funeral and burial of human remains?

At need funeral arrangements

Means funeral arrangements made after death?

Estranged

Means living in separate residences and having a relationship characterized by hostility or indifference?

Medical certification

Means the information on the cause of death and the time, date, manner, and circumstances of death?

Official of a municipality

Means the municipal clerk or, in the case of a municipality without a full-time clerk, another elected or appointed municipal official designated in writing by the clerk to endorse the burial transit permits?

Subject

Means the person whose remains are placed in the custody and control of another person pursuant to this section?

Entombment

Means the placement of a dead body in a receiving vault or other structure constructed for this purpose, prior to final disposition?

Advertisement

Means the publication, dissemination, circulation or placing before the public, or causing directly pr indirectly to be made, published, disseminated or placed before the public.

Custody and control

Means the right to make all decisions, consistent with applicable laws, regarding the handling of a dead body, including, but not limited to, possession, at-need funerals arrangements , final disposition , and disinterment?

10 days

On prearranged funerals how long does the payee (funeral home) have to deposit the money after the receipt?

2,000 hours

Practitioner trainee must serve how many hours of employment with an approved funeral home?

Revocable or Irrevocable

Prearranged funeral agreements maybe what type?

Final Disposition

Storage of a body for more than 8 months is considered?

ME Permit

Temporary storage and burial DO NOT need what permit?

15 years

The Medical Examiner's release , if required, shall be retained for how many years by the person, firm or corporation in charge of final disposition?

Neck to Knees

The gown or smock worn during preparation (embalming) must cover what ares on the embalmer?

12 point

The minimum type size for a mortuary trust agreement is ?

Attending Physician

The physician in charge of the decedent's care during the period preceding his or her death is called?

Certified death certificate

The prearranged funeral funds may only be withdrawn by the payee (funeral home) when presented what?

15 days

The remains of a dead body is considered abandoned if no one takes custody and control of the remains or dead for a period of _____ days?

Death certificate

This completed by the medical examiner is evidence that the body is not further needed, unless specific instructions have been conveyed to the contrary?

Burial transit permit

This is issued by the municipal clerk or subregistrar, for final disposition of a dead body ?

Court of probate

What court can for the residence of the dexease may award custody and control to the person determined by the court most fit and appropriate to carry put the responsibilities of custody and control?

Burial transit permit

What is required for a disinterment of a dead body?

Federally insured deposit or Share account or Trust

What type of account shall the payee (funeral home) deposit the funds for a prearranged funeral into?

Entombment

When a body is stored for more than 14 days the death certificate shall show the disposition as?

Pending

When a case of death is not immediately known, the physician shall enter what on the death certificate?

Entombment

When a dead body is stored more than 14 days, the death certificate shall show the disposition of the body as?

February 1st

When does all licenses issued by the board expire?

Cemetery person or an official of municipality where cemetery is located

Who endorses the burial transit permit for disinterment?

Funeral director or authorized person

Who retains the burial transit permit while the dead body is in temporary storage, until the body is removed from the vault for final disposition?

Funeral director or authorized person

Who's responsible for filling the death certificate?

Burial transit permit

a permit for transportation, temporary storage, disinterment, or final disposition of a dead body by burial, cremation, burial at sea, used by medical science, or removal from state is called?

Disinterment permit

If a body has been stored for more than 8 months what permit do you need before removal from vault?

Burial transit permit

If a fetal remains are to be buried in a cemetery , disposed of in a crematorium, buried at sea, used by medical science , or removed from state, what permit do you need?

Cemetery person or an official of municipality where cemetery is located

If final disposition is burial in a cemetery who endorses the burial transit permit?

Crematory person or an official of municipality where crematory is located

If final disposition is cremation who endorses the burial transit permit?

Medical examiner

If the certifying physician cannot adequately determine the cause of death until records become available, the death shall be reported to who?

Person in charge of the vault

If the dead body is to be stored temporarily in a vault, the burial transit permit shall be endorsed by ?

Burial

Interment of any form or cremation and the transport of the human remains necessary therefor?