問題一覧
1
The province of Alberta had a specific definition of death.
False
2
Which statement would best define death?
the final and irreversible cessation of brain function, respiration and heartbeat
3
In Alberta, there is no law requiring the formal pronouncement of death by a qualified medical practitioner.
True
4
Who has legal authority to pronounce death?
all answers are correct
5
All deaths must be medically certified (completion of medical certificate of death).
True
6
Who has legal authority to medically certify death?
medical physician or medical examiner
7
What does it mean when a physician verifies death?
the physician will confirm the death by assigning it a manner and cause of death
8
What is the medical certificate of death?
it is the document that contains the official manner and cause of death
9
All deaths in a province just be registered.
True
10
What is needed in order to register a death in the province of Alberta?
the personal information about the deceased provided by the family
11
What piece of information is not required to be provided for the death registration document?
the cause and manner of death
12
Generally, who is responsible to forward the proper information to Vital Statistics so that a death may be registered?
funeral director
13
All deaths that occur in the province must have a burial permit issued.
True
14
When can a burial permit be issued?
once the death is registered and the medical certificate of death is signed and completed
15
Who has the responsibility of issuing a burial permit?
registrar of Vital Statistics
16
Which party would typically not recieve a copy of the burial permit?
the family
17
Which of the following would legally require a burial permit? (Choose all that apply)
burial in a cemetery, cremation, transportation if a body out of the province
18
Where must a burial permit be located when shipping a body out of the province or country?
it must be attached to the outside of the casket/container
19
What is a death certificate?
legal proof of death
20
Who may issue a death certificate?
the Registrar of Vital Statistics
21
Under normal circumstances, what must not appear on the death certificate?
the cause of death
22
All deaths must be issued a death certificate.
False
23
Every death in the province of Alberta requires a "Form 4".
False
24
Who is responsible to issue a "Form 4"?
medical examiner
25
What is a "Form 4" document?
a document that verifies that the medical examiner has examined the medical certificate of death
26
The Chief Medical Examiner is responsible to investigate sudden and unexpected deaths.
True
27
Whose duties, roles and responsibilities are primarily regulated under the Fatalities Inquiries Act?
medical examiner
28
Who takes control of the scene and body when there is a sudden and unexpected death?
medical examiner
29
What are the qualifications of a medical examiner?
must be a physician
30
The Bodies of Deceased Persons Regulations are regulated under which act?
Public Health Act
31
The main purpose of the Bodies of Deceased Persons Regulations is to regulate the practice of routine handling of deceased bodies.
True
32
The Bodies of Deceased Persons Regulations includes a list of diseases that requires additional and discussion handling protocols.
True
33
In Alberta, all bodies, no matter what the cause of death is, may be embalmed.
False
34
Which Act primarily regulates the use of a dead intact human body by a medical school university for the purpose of medical education?
Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act
35
A medical school university will generally accept all types of bodies for medical education.
False
36
Once a body is no longer needed for a medical school university for medical education, what happens to the body?
the university will arrange cremation
37
The medical school university does not have a right to refuse a body of an individual that has registered as a donor of the program.
False
38
Which body disease is not to be embalmed in the province of Alberta?
CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
39
What are two Canadian federal pieces of legislation that deals with privacy?
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, The Privacy Act
40
What does PEPEDA stand for?
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act
41
Which act would funeral service professionals be more bound to?
PIPEDA
42
By law, how would a funeral director generally acquire consent from a family to obtain private information?
informed consent
43
When obtaining personal information from the executor or next-of-kin, which statement would be false?
you must obtain consent in writing
44
Jennifer is a pre-need counselor that is meeting a client at the funeral home. She needs to contact the local cemetery with details about a plot. She phones the cemetery and they ask her for information about the family and next-of-kin so they can search their records. What information would not be appropriate to share with the cemetery office?
the deceased's SIN and health number
45
Which of the following would not fall under a "safeguard" principle of business measure?
obtaining the individuals consent when collecting information