Florida Funeral Laws and Rules EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS /100% PASS SOLUTION / ALREADY GRADED A+ Who provides for recovery, care and disposition of remains of active duty personnel? - ANSWER--Secretary of the Army It is the duty of a law enforcement officer to share any evidence at the scene of death with - ANSWER--the Medical Examiner Who is responsible for the identification of a dead body at the scene of death? - ANSWER--The Law Enforcement Officer If the law enforcement agency cannot immediately identify the body, what happens? - ANSWER--Data concerning the body is entered in the Florida Crime Information Center, into the Unidentified Person File of the National Crime Information Center Who may elect a stand in physician for a medical examiner - ANSWER--State Attorney The Secretary of the Army will provide for what? - ANSWER--(1) Recovery and identification of the remains. (2) Notification to the next of kin or other appropriate person. (3) Preparation of the remains for burial, including cremation if requested by the person designated to direct disposition of the remains. (4) Furnishing of a uniform or other clothing. (5) Furnishing of a casket or urn, or both, with outside box. (6) Hearse service. (7) Funeral director's services (8) Transportation of the remains, and travel and transportation allowances If remains under the Secretary of the Army's care are unrecoverable, who is entitled to a flag? - ANSWER--The person with the right of disposition as well as the parents The Secretary concerned may provide for the care and disposition of the remains of prisoners of war and interned enemy aliens who die while in his custody and, incident thereto, pay the necessary expenses of— - ANSWER--(1) notification to the next of kin or other appropriate person; (2) preparation of the remains for burial, including cremation; (3) furnishing of clothing; (4) furnishing of a casket or urn, or both, with outside box; (5) transportation of the remains to the cemetery or other place selected by the Secretary; and (6) interment of the remains. If proper disposition of the remains cannot otherwise be made, the Secretary concerned may provide for the care and disposition of the remains of pensioners and indigent patients who die in hospitals operated by his department and of persons who die on the military reservations of that department and, incident thereto, pay the necessary expenses of— - ANSWER-- (1) notification to the next of kin or other appropriate person; (2) preparation of the remains for burial, including cremation; (3) furnishing of clothing; (4) furnishing of a casket or urn, or both, with outside box; (5) transportation of the remains to a cemetery selected by the Secretary; and (6) interment of the remains. What is the punishment for the use of a military urn for deceased members of the military? - ANSWER--fined and imprisoned for 6 months If a Veteran dies in a VA hospital, the Secretary will pay for what? - ANSWER-- The cost of burial up to $700 and the cost of transportation to the place of burial Who comprises the Medical Examiners Commission? - ANSWER--1. Two members who are physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459 and who are active district medical examiners; 2. One member who is a funeral director licensed pursuant to chapter 497; 3. One member who is a state attorney; 4. One member who is a public defender; 5. One member who is a sheriff; and 6. One member who is a county commissioner. 7. The Attorney General 8. The Surgeon General Physician appointed to the Medical Examiner's Commission is how long? - ANSWER--4 years Who is responsible for employing staff for the Medical Examiner's Commission?