Inspection Of Funeral Home and Funeral Service Businesses Flashcards
Definition: used exclusively for the holding of dead human bodies if arterial embalming is not a function of the funeral home establishment and is distinct from the viewing room, chapel, or any other part of a funeral home establishment
Holding room
Definition : a specific failure to comply with the requirements set forth by the board
Deficiency
Definition : means having or controlling directly or indirectly at least 10% interest in the corporation, partnership, association, organization, or other business entity.
Ownership
10%
Definition: means an area with a minimum of 120 square feet which is used exclusively to prepare dead human bodies for final disposition if arterial or cavity injection is a function of the funeral home establishment, and which is separate an distinct from the viewing room, chapel, or any other part of a funeral establishment
Preparation room
Definition: means a funeral director who is responsible to the Board for compliance with the Maryland Morticians Act for all operations of a funeral establishment including, but not limited to, the administration of pre-need accounts
Supervising Funeral Director
Definition: means a mortician who is responsible to the Board for compliance with the Maryland Morticians Act for all operations of a funeral establishment including, but not limited to, the administration of preened accounts
Supervising Mortician
The board shall issue a funeral establishment license to a funeral establishment that has complied with all federal, state an local laws; submitted an application to the Board ____ days before opening business; paid the application fee and operates in accordance with Health Occupations Article Title 7
60 days before
A license is not transferable and may not be renewed for a term longer than ___ years
2
The funeral establishment shall prominently display on a sign, not smaller than _______, located either immediately outside or immediately inside the main entrance, in letters not less than 1 inch high, the name of each licenses who holds 10% or more interest.
5 inches by 11 inches
The funeral establishment shall notify the Board, on a form provided by the Board, of a change of supervising mortician or supervising funeral director within ____ days of any change
10 days
The funeral establishment may not operate without a supervising mortician or supervising funeral director, who shall be continuously responsible, for more than ____ calendar days
30 calendar days
The funeral establishment shall ensure that medical waste is picked up by a licensed medical waste disposer not less often than every ___ days from the date generated
60 days
**if not using a disposal company, a written plan approved by the board will be accepted. However the waste must still be disposed of within 60 days
Each funeral establishment shall be inspected on a _______ basis
Biennial basis.
***or in furtherance of an investigation or upon the sale or change of ownership of the establishment.
The preparation room shall be a minimum of ______ square feet
120 square feet
*****the holding room shall be a minimum of 120 square feet also
The drain pipe for the water supply shall be at least ____ in diameter.
2 inches
The removal vehicle shall contain a universal precaution kit which shall contain at least :
Disposable gloves
Antibacterial hand wipes
A hazardous waste container for the proper disposal of wastes
If the funeral establishment had a memorial gathering area, it shall be in good repair and clean; if that area is built or renovated, or the establishment is acquired that memorial room shall be at least _____ square feet in area
300 square feet
If the Board finds a deficiency, the Board shall send to the owner within ____ weeks of the inspection notification of the deficiency or failure to pass the inspection
2 weeks
An owner shall correct a deficiency within ___ days after receipt of notification
30 days
**unless immediate corrections are necessary in the interest of public health
The Board or its designee shall reinspect the establishment and the Board shall notify the owner in writing of the results of the inspection with ________
1 week
