Record Retention
About 2 of every 50 questions on a Arkansas state exam practice exam come from this topic.
What to know
Type A records are kept 7 years from the arrangement conference, after which they may go to the Arkansas State Archives. Type B, C, and D records are kept 3 years, then may be stored or microfilmed until 7 years and destroyed. Price lists are kept 1 calendar year after distribution. Embalming records include start and finish times and the embalmer's license number. Transport records include pickup and delivery times and personal effects. Records the FTC can inspect must also be available to the Board.
Where it comes from
- 17 CAR §§ 30-202(f), 30-701 to 30-708, 30-804(e)
Try a practice question
A Type A establishment must keep its required records for how long?
- A1 year from the date of the funeral
- B3 years from the date of death
- C7 years from the date of the arrangement conference
- DPermanently
Show the answer
7 years from the date of the arrangement conference. Type A records are kept 7 years from the arrangement conference, then may go to the Arkansas State Archives.
17 CAR § 30-702(a)
Other topics on the exam
- Licensing Requirements
- Apprenticeship
- Renewal, Reciprocity & Continuing Education
- Funeral Establishments (Types A & B)
- Crematories, Retort Operators & Cremation
- Transport Services (Type D)
- Preparation & Preservation of the Dead
- Right of Disposition (Final Disposition Rights Act)
- Prohibited Conduct, Complaints & Discipline
- The State Board & Its Administration
- Sales Practices, Ethics & the FTC Funeral Rule