If You are more than 30 days past due on a Premium
, this contract may be void. We and the Provider may not be required to deliver the funeral goods and services selected.
What are 6 items outlined by the Funeral Rule?
Specific misrepresentations in six areas:
embalming, casket for direct cremation, outer burial container, legal and cemetery requirements
, preservative and protective vault claims, cash advance items and other misrepresentations.
What are the three things that the completed statement of funeral goods and services selected must list?
- The consumer’s right to select only the goods and services desired;
- Embalming;
- Alternative containers for direct cremation;
- The basic services fee;
- The Casket Price List; and.
- The Outer Burial Container Price List.
How many disclosures are on a statement of goods and services?
There are
two and possibly three mandatory
disclosures that funeral homes must make on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected.
Who must comply with the Funeral Rule?
You also must comply with the Rule if
you sell pre-need contracts on behalf of one or more funeral homes
, but do not yourself provide funeral goods and services. In such a case, even though you don’t provide the funeral items, you are an agent of a funeral provider and therefore are covered by the Rule.
What is typically the most expensive part of a funeral?
A casket
is often the most expensive item you’ll buy for a traditional funeral. Caskets vary widely in style, material, design, and price. An average casket costs between $2,000-$5,000 and is typically either metal or a cheaper wood, but some caskets can sell for as much as $10,000 or more.
What is the FTC Funeral Rule?
Under the FTC’s Funeral Rule,
consumers have the right to get a general price list from a funeral provider when they ask about funeral arrangements
. … The funeral provider may not refuse, or charge a fee, to handle a casket bought elsewhere, and a provider offering cremations must make alternative containers available.
What does the FTC funeral Rule prevent funeral homes from doing on the statement of funeral goods and services?
The
funeral provider cannot refuse to handle a casket or urn you bought online
, at a local casket store, or somewhere else — or charge you a fee to do it. The funeral home cannot require you to be there when the casket or urn is delivered to them.
Why do they cover the legs in a casket?
The person’s hair, makeup, and clothing are done so that they closely resemble what they looked while they were alive
. Usually the casket is only open from the deceased individual’s waist up, rather than the entire body. Legs may be covered with a blanket.
Can you provide your own casket?
In California, do I have to buy a casket from the funeral home? No. Federal law requires funeral homes to accept caskets that consumers have purchased from another source, such as an online retailer.
You may also build your own casket
.
Which of these would OSHA not be interested in?
Which of these would OSHA not be interested in?
Employees not being paid overtime pay
.
When should a consumer be provided a GPL?
1. The GPL must be given for
retention to individual who inquire in person regarding funeral services
, specific funeral goods/services, or the prices offered by the funeral home.
How long should an embalmed body remain in recognizable preserved condition?
How Long Does an Embalmed Body Last? Some people think that embalming completely stops the decay of the body, but this isn’t true. If you plan on having an open-casket funeral, then you should not leave the embalmed body out
for more than a week
. Otherwise, the embalmed body can last two more weeks.
What are the basic services common to all funerals?
- Traditional Full Service Burial.
- Direct Burial.
- Full Service Cremation.
- Direct Cremation.
When did the funeral rule go into effect?
In
1984
, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) established the Funeral Rule to give consumers of funeral services certain protections. The rule’s main objective was to ensure consumers receive adequate information concerning all of the goods and services they may purchase from a funeral provider.
Are caskets mandatory?
Caskets and The
Law
No state law requires use of a casket for burial or cremation
. If a burial vault is being used, there is no inherent requirement to use a casket. A person can be directly interred in the earth, in a shroud, or in a vault without a casket.
