Free Nebraska Vital Statistics Forms Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1Who must cause a Nebraska Certificate of Death to be completed with all particulars on the standard form?

   1. A. The funeral director and embalmer in charge of the funeral
   2. B. The cemetery sexton receiving the body
   3. C. The county clerk where the decedent resided
   4. D. The personal representative of the estate

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 71-605 assigns this duty to "The funeral director and embalmer in charge of the funeral of any person dying in the State of Nebraska."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(1)

2. 2For a stillborn child handled through a funeral rather than hospital disposition, who files the Certificate of Fetal Death?

   1. A. The funeral director and embalmer in charge
   2. B. The hospital administrator alone
   3. C. The county clerk
   4. D. The cemetery sexton

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The statute says, "The certificate shall be filed with the department by the funeral director and embalmer in charge of the funeral."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-606(1)

3. 3Who may make the request shown on a Nebraska Application of Disinterment Permit?

   1. A. A person holding statutory disposition priority or a county attorney
   2. B. Any cemetery employee or monument dealer
   3. C. Only the original embalmer
   4. D. Only the personal representative named in a will

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 71-605 states, "The request for disinterment shall be made by the person listed in section 30-2223 or a county attorney."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(5)

4. 4At what point is a Nebraska Disinterment Permit required?

   1. A. Before disinterment occurs
   2. B. Within five days after disinterment
   3. C. Only before reinterment in another state
   4. D. Only when more than one body is involved

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Nebraska law states, "A permit for disinterment shall be required prior to disinterment of a dead human body."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(5)

5. 5Who signs Nebraska's cremation permit before a body may be cremated?

   1. A. The county attorney or a representative designated in writing
   2. B. The funeral director without further authorization
   3. C. The cemetery sexton
   4. D. The decedent's personal representative

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The permit must be "signed electronically by the county attorney, or by his or her authorized representative as designated by the county attorney in writing."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(4)

6. 6Which military-related entry must appear on Nebraska's standard Certificate of Death?

   1. A. Veteran status in the United States armed forces
   2. B. Branch of service
   3. C. Discharge status
   4. D. Military service number

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The statute says the standard form "shall include a space for veteran status in the armed forces of the United States."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(1)

7. 7When a hospital makes the authorized disposition of a stillborn child's remains, who completes and subscribes to the entire Certificate of Fetal Death?

   1. A. The attending physician completes it, and the hospital administrator or designee also subscribes
   2. B. The funeral director completes it, and the cemetery sexton subscribes
   3. C. The county clerk completes it, and a parent subscribes
   4. D. The anatomical board completes it, and the county attorney subscribes

   Answer: A

   Explanation: For hospital disposition, "the entire certificate shall be completed by the attending physician and subscribed to also by the hospital administrator or his or her designated representative."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-606(1)

8. 8Whose form must be used to request a Nebraska disinterment permit?

   1. A. A form furnished by the Department
   2. B. A form furnished by the cemetery
   3. C. A form furnished by the county court
   4. D. A form furnished by the State Anatomical Board

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The request must be made "on a form furnished by the department."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(5)

9. 9Who issues a Nebraska Disinterment Permit, and to whom is it issued?

   1. A. The Department issues it to a licensed funeral director and embalmer
   2. B. The cemetery issues it to the requesting relative
   3. C. The county court issues it to the cemetery sexton
   4. D. The county clerk issues it to the attending physician

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The permit "shall be issued by the department to a licensed funeral director and embalmer upon proper application."

   Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(5)

10. 10In what form must the Nebraska cremation permit be signed?

    1. A. Electronically on the Department-prescribed form
    2. B. In ink on a cemetery-prescribed form
    3. C. By notarized affidavit on a court form
    4. D. Verbally with an electronic recording

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The statute requires an electronic signature "on an electronic form prescribed and furnished by the department."

    Reference: Vital Statistics Provisions — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-605(4)