Opinion 16-2
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Provides compliance guidance to funeral directors prohibited by D.C. law from removals to a funeral home until a death from natural causes is pronounced by a physician.
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Opinion 16-2
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The Division of Marketing Practices periodically issues informal staff advisory opinions in response to requests for interpretation of the Funeral Rule. Staff opinions are issued, pursuant to Rules 1.1-1.4 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, 16 C.F.R. §§ 1.1-1.4, in response to questions of general public interest.
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Opinion 16-1
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Confirms Opinion 15-1 requirement that Casket Price List must be provided before consumers view caskets, and addresses how funeral provider locations in storefronts, malls and mall kiosks may comply.
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Opinion 16-1
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Opinion 15-1
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Addresses why placing a consumer in the casket display room to wait to speak with a funeral director violates the funeral rule unless the consumer first has been shown a casket price list.
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Opinion 15-1
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Opinion 13-2
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Addresses Funeral Rule requirements for disclosing charges for collecting insurance or trust proceeds.
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Opinion 13-2
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Opinion 13-1
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Clarifies how funeral providers should disclose additional charges for atypical services on the GPL and Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected.
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Opinion 13-1
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Opinion 12-1
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Clarifies that all caskets that do not require special ordering must be listed on the casket price list, even if offered temporarily or only to a select group of customers.
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Opinion 12-1
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Opinion 11-1
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Determines that funeral providers may not charge a non-declinable fee for disinfecting, washing and dressing remains for an identification viewing prior to direct cremation or immediate burial unless...
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Opinion 11-1
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Opinion 10-2
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Confirms that the Funeral Rule applies to funeral providers in Puerto Rico.
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Opinion 10-2
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Opinion 10-1
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Addresses third-party casket delivery restrictions by funeral providers that unreasonably burden consumer choice.
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Opinion 10-1
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Opinion 09-7
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Considers funeral provider liability for claims that a vault or casket is "waterproof."
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Opinion 09-7
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Opinion 09-6
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Addresses whether a funeral provider may include a reduced basic services fee in its prices for direct cremation, immediate burial and forwarding and receiving remains.
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Opinion 09-6
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Opinion 09-5
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Confirms that cemeteries generally are not covered by the Funeral Rule unless they offer both funeral services and funeral goods.
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Opinion 09-5
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Opinion 09-3
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Clarifies that Opinion 09-1 is limited to the issues discussed in that opinion.
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Opinion 09-3
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Opinion 09-4
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Discusses the circumstances under which funeral providers should include the overhead cost of the use of a vehicle to obtain death certificates and permits in their basic services fee.
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Opinion 09-4
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Opinion 09-2
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Confirms that funeral providers must provide accurate price information by telephone to anyone who inquires about offerings or prices, including a business that will use the information for its own...
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Opinion 09-2
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Opinion 09-1
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Discusses whether funeral providers may offer discount packages conditioned on the purchase of a casket, and whether such packages may discount the basic services fee.
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Opinion 09-1
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Opinion 08-1
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Confirms that crematories that offer funeral goods are covered by the Funeral Rule.
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Opinion 08-1
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Opinion 07-10
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Discusses the circumstances under which the Rule requires funeral providers to list "direct cremation" on their price lists, including whether the disclosure must be made if the provider offers only...
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Opinion 07-10
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Opinion 07-9
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Discusses the use of computerized displays of casket prices to comply with the Funeral Rule's casket price list requirement.
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Opinion 07-9
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Opinion 07-6
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Discusses whether the Rule requires that the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services include an itemization of the goods and services provided in direct cremations, immediate burials, forwarding of...
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Opinion 07-6
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