Inter Professional Relationships Flashcards
Common interest areas between funeral directors and others indirectly involved with the funeral service professional.
- Florists
- Cemeterians
- Monument dealers
- News media
- Legal profession
- Hospital administrators
- Government agencies
- Physician
- Pathologist
- Clergy
Inter Professional Relationships
- Arrival time prior to the funeral
- Proper place where funeral is to be held and where flowers are to be delivered
- Appropriate name on floral pieces left at correct destination
- Funeral home staff will transport flowers to place of service or interment
- Use of fresh flowers in proper containers and stands by florists
- If cash advanced, method of reimbursement to funeral director by family.
Florists
Keep files current.
- Requirements for interment
- Hours for normal charge
- Hours for overtime charge
- Days interment may or may not be made
- Method of payment and rates
- Restriction code on cemetery deed
Cemeterians
- Authority to order- deed owner
- Method of payment and reimbursement to funeral director if cash advanced.
- Notification to family upon completion
Monument Dealers
- Obituary and death notice deadlines
- Procedure and structure for obituary/deat notice
- Procedure for use of pictures
- Costs
News Media
- Primary right of disposition
- Liability of payment of funeral expenses- filing claims against estate
- Right of disinterment- lot owner- not PRD
- Reference of families if legal problems exist.
Legal Profession
- Release of remains
- Authorization for autopsy, and harvseting eyes, tissue, bone etc.
- Proper autopsy procedure without careless mutilation
- Check toe tag
- Proper ID
- Communicable disease
- Radiation
Hospital Administrators
- Social security
- Veterans administration
- Military personnel on active duty
- Burial allowances for civilian employees of armed forces
- Dead of military in the United States
- Local authorities- medical examiner
Government Agencies
Lump sum death benefit of $255
- Surviving spouse
- Dependent children (SSA 2872 and SSA 8)
Social Security
Death benefit of $300 toward funeral expenses will be paid only to those having a claim number or to veterans who may have been entitled to a claim number.
- Application for burial flag
- Application for grave marker
- Information on veteran
- Guidlines for burial in National Cemetery
- Transportation allowance
- Plot or interment allowance
Veterans Administration
Contract funeral directors will handle all initial preparation and casketing of remains, also shipping to receiving funeral home.
- Preparation and casketing
- Clothing
- Escort
- Flag
- Transportation
- Interment expenses and allowances
- Military marker
Military Personnel on Active Duty
Expenses for preparation and casketing are limited to $250. In addition, the following expenses are authorized:
- Removal from place of death to funeral home
- Procurement of burial and shipping permits
- Outside case for shipment
- Removal from funeral home to common carrier
- Cost of transportation to place of disposition
Burial Allowances for Civilian Employees of Armed Forces
Allowance expenses and procurement or burial transit permits plus the following:
- Removed from place of death to funeral home
- Preparation and casketing of remains
- Removal from funeral home to common carrier
- Outside shipping case
- Transportation of remains to home of official station of deceased
- One removal from common carrier at destination.
Death of Military in the United States
- Authority to remove from place of death to OCME
- Forensic investigators contract with funeral homes to transport remains to OCME (Maryland)
- Death certificate issue
Local Authorities- Medical Examiner
- Welfare of immediate family is of primary importance
- Proper and prompt autopsy policy
- Prompt and proper execution of death certificates
- Prompt and proper harvesting of tissue etc.
- Both physician and funeral director should never cause each other public embarrassment in executing their responsibilities to the public.
Funeral Director- Physician Relationship- Some Common Concerns
- Assist funeral director to receive remains promptly
- inform pathologists of embalming complications involving autopsy
- Assist pathologist in obtaining permission from family for autopsy
- Inform the public of the value of autopsy.
Aims and Purposes of a Funeral Director- Pathologist Committee
- Vast majority of funeral/memorial services are religious in nature
- Funeral director must cultivate a good working relationship with clergy, willing to make necessary accommodations
- Clergy- little theological training with funerals
- Most unaware of what funeral home staff must do for a service
- Potential hot button issues
Clergy- Funeral Director Relations
- Notification of clergy- ASAP
- Place of the service
- Viewing of the body (open or closed casket)
- Honoraria- discreet
- Funeral Costs
Potential Hot Button Issues With Clergy
- Inform the clergy of the importance of a funeral
- Coordinate the clergy and funeral director roles as they deal with the bereaved.
- Foster better relationship through meetings and seminars
- Acquaint funeral director with various religious requirements and philosophies
- Acquaint one another with the problems they face.
Aims and Purposes of Funeral Director Clergy Committee
- Effective communication is essential
- The relationship should facilitate an understanding of funeral service and promote its growth as a profession, serving the consumer.
- Interaction should reflect social responsibility and improvement of service to clents and the community public.
The Three Rules of Cooperation that Should be Followed Among Allied Professions
