What 4 things must a licensed funeral director or undertaker only supervise?

What 4 things must a licensed funeral director or undertaker only supervise?

• A. Arrange for the removal or transfer of each dead human body from the place of death, or from the place where it is released to him/her by family or other legal authority; The conduct of each funeral service; Interment, delivery to and acceptance by crematory personnel at the crematory, or the pickup from or the delivery to a common carrier of a dead human body; All of the following: make arrangements for temporary final entombment, or cremation, disinterment reinterment or other lawful disposition of a dead human body, for the care preparation, shipment or transportation of a dead human body, or the purchase, sale or rental of funeral merchandise, service or paraphernalia.
• B. Arrange for the removal or transfer of each dead human body from the place of death only
• C. The conduct of each funeral service only
• D. Interment, delivery to and acceptance by crematory personnel at the crematory, or the pickup from or the delivery to a common carrier of a dead human body only

Answer: (D)

In New York, a licensed funeral director’s supervision is required at specific final-disposition steps to ensure proper custody and lawful handling of the body. The four activities that must be supervised are: interment (burial) of the body; delivery to crematory personnel at the crematory and the acceptance of custody by those personnel; and the pickup from or delivery to a common carrier for transport. These points are when control passes between parties, so the licensed director oversees them to verify identity, authorization, and proper disposition. Other choices mix in tasks that aren’t identified as the four supervisor-only steps, or include broader duties, which is why this set is the correct emphasis.

In New York, a licensed funeral director’s supervision is required at specific final-disposition steps to ensure proper custody and lawful handling of the body. The four activities that must be supervised are: interment (burial) of the body; delivery to crematory personnel at the crematory and the acceptance of custody by those personnel; and the pickup from or delivery to a common carrier for transport. These points are when control passes between parties, so the licensed director oversees them to verify identity, authorization, and proper disposition. Other choices mix in tasks that aren’t identified as the four supervisor-only steps, or include broader duties, which is why this set is the correct emphasis.