FREE BMS Mortuary And Business Law Questions and Answers

Question 1

Jem, 65, entered a nursing home; her assets were gone, and the only insurance she had was Medicaid and Medicare.
Seven years before, she had bought a $20,000 irrevocable pre-need contract for her funeral.
This was an asset that the nursing home accountant tried to seize.
Would he be prosperous?

Accepted Answer

NO, SSI/Medicaid regulations allow this

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Yes, there is a 10 year look-back for assets

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NO, The state would go after the funds

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Yes, the fund needs to be revocable

Question 2

Who is responsible for Johnny's funeral when he passes away in a hotel, his wife and son are out climbing in the Alps and aren't approachable, and his minor daughter is at home with a babysitter?

Accepted Answer

The Householder: The Hotel Owner

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His Wife

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His Minor Daughter

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His Son

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The State

Question 3

When Danny's Construction was digging a cellar hole in Ohio, they came across an old graveyard dating back to the 1850s. The graves were moved, but the locals accused the firm of "Grave Robbing." The court decided in the company's favor. Why?

Accepted Answer

"The Body is not an everlasting thing, after going through an undefined degree of decomposition , it ceases to be a dead body in the eyes of the law."

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No one claimed the bodies

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No next of kin or linage to current residents could be found

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No knowledge of the sites existence remained in town records

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The site was on Federal Land

Question 4

Which of L. Kohlberg's stages of moral development occurs when a person lacks understanding of the laws and a sense of duty to uphold them?

Accepted Answer

Pre-Moral stage

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Pre-Conventional stage	Pre-Conventional stage

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Post-Conventional stage

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Conventional stage

Question 5

The complaint was filed 20 years after the funeral home stole the defendant's wedding ring, and the most likely reason it was "Throwed out of Court" was?

Accepted Answer

The Statute of Limitations

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Stare Decisis

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Special Performance

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The Statute of Frauds

Question 6

What is a document of title that contains the specifics of the agreement between the shipper and the carrier?

Accepted Answer

Bill of lading

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Bill of shipment

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Bill of contents

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Bill of consignment

Question 7

The Funeral Home must re-label the new container if it transfers a product from the manufacturer's container into its own container, unless?

Accepted Answer

The Product is placed in a container of less than 10 Gallons AND used immediately

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The Product is transferred into a container of greater than 10 gallons

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The product is stored immediately

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The Product is used immediately

Question 8

Which of the following, when applied to a deceased person's body, is unethical?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Accepting golf trips for a Vault contract

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Performing an embalming on a contracted direct cremation for school

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Allowing personal friends to view an embalming

Question 9

If formaldehyde exposure is discovered on monitoring equipment inside a funeral home, must the funeral home notify the employee?

Accepted Answer

15 Day's

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5 Day's

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10 Day's

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30 Day's

Question 10

A cemetery itself is not a nuisance.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

TRUE

Jem, 65, entered a nursing home; her assets were gone, and the only insurance she had was Medicaid and Medicare.Seven years before, she had bought a $20,000 irrevocable pre-need contract for her funeral.This was an asset that the nursing home accountant tried to seize.Would he be prosperous?

Jem, 65, entered a nursing home; her assets were gone, and the only insurance she had was Medicaid and Medicare.
Seven years before, she had bought a $20,000 irrevocable pre-need contract for her funeral.
This was an asset that the nursing home accountant tried to seize.
Would he be prosperous?