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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 4. 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 25. Professions and Occupations § 25-15-8-4 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-25-professions-and-occupations/in-code-sect-25-15-8-4/
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