Indiana § 25-15-8-4 Selling funeral goods or services; grounds for discipline

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-15-8-4 — Selling funeral goods or services; grounds for discipline

Indiana·Title 25 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Art. 15 EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS·Ch. 8 Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations

A practitioner who, when selling or offering to sell funeral goods or funeral services to a consumer, fails to:

(1)act compassionately;

(2)disclose prices related to arranging a funeral;

(3)answer questions, including telephone inquiries, accurately and to the reasonable satisfaction of the inquiring person;

(4)disclose that embalming human remains is not always required by law but may be desirable if viewing or visitation precedes disposition;

(5)explain which outer burial containers meet cemetery requirements, if any;

(6)explain requirements, including cremation requirements, for caskets and other alternative containers; or

(7)disclose whether the cash advance price of each:

(A)funeral goods or funeral service described by the practitioner as "cash advance", "accommodation", or "

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A practitioner who, when selling or offering to
sell funeral goods or funeral services to a consumer, fails to:
(1) act compassionately;
(2) disclose prices related to arranging a funeral;
(3) answer questions, including telephone inquiries, accurately
and to the reasonable satisfaction of the inquiring person;
(4) disclose that embalming human remains is not always
required by law but may be desirable if viewing or visitation
precedes disposition;
(5) explain which outer burial containers meet cemetery
requirements, if any;
(6) explain requirements, including cremation requirements, for
caskets and other alternative containers; or
(7) disclose whether the cash advance price of each:
(A) funeral goods or funeral service described by the
practitioner as "cash advance", "accommodation", or "cash
disbursement", or a similar term; and
(B) goods or service obtained from a third party and paid on
behalf of the consumer by the funeral home licensee for which
the practitioner is an agent;
is equal to the cost of the item to the funeral home selling it;
may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.

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