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Join NHFA at the Funeral Rule Workshop!

8/7/2023

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Join NHFA at the FUNERAL RULE WORKSHOP with the Federal Trade Commission! September 7, 2023 at 9:30am. Washington, DC. In-person, virtual, or submit a public comment!

Let the FTC know that we want transparent funeral pricing for all – nobody should have to jump through hoops to understand funeral pricing, especially when they are grieving. 

The FTC, or Federal Trade Commission, is the governing body that regulates the funeral industry. They have one regulation called the Funeral Rule that determines what funeral homes can and cannot do.

This past November, they put out an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, basically letting the public know that they are considering amending the Funeral Rule and asking the public to comment on the changes to the Funeral Rule that they would like to see. This is a very rare occurrence since the FTC governs so many different industries.

Now they are having a free workshop in DC on September 7th to cover topics such as:
  • Online or electronic disclosures of price information
  • New forms of disposition of human remains
  • The General Price List mandated by the rule
  • The disclosures required by the rule, including the embalming disclosure;
  • Whether third-party crematory fees and other third party fees should be disclosed in the general price list; and
  • Whether funeral providers should be required or permitted to give out General Price Lists in languages other than English in certain circumstances.
Pro-consumer advocates aren’t asking for cumbersome, onerous, or costly accommodations, and they aren’t even asking for funeral homes to lower their prices: we are simply asking for funeral homes to post their prices online to make it easy and convenient for grieving people who are likely going through some of the worst times in their lives.

You can submit comments directly to the FTC by October 10, 2023. Link to submit comments here.

Special thanks to @thedeathdesigner on Instagram for this content.
1 Comment
katherine Betts
8/21/2023 12:22:23 pm

I am writing in support of proposed changes that would require all funeral homes to post the prices of their services and products on line so that folks who are grieving have easy access to the information. It would seem to me that offering such would be a BASIC consideration especially considering the standard customs in our country and it's clear to me that they only reason it would not be offered would be to take advantage of those in a vulnerable situation. THIS MUST STOP! I believe that government intervention in this greedy practice is required. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to proposed changes coming about. - k

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