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This section contains national news and articles of social concern.

The FTC Funeral Rule

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Article Index
The FTC Funeral Rule
FTC Loopholes!
Letter to the FTC
ICFA Whining (letter)
FCA Comments: Trade Regulation Rule on Funeral Industry Practices
Sudden Boycott: A letter to the FTC
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The Funeral Rule, enforced by the FTC, makes it possible for you to choose only those goods and services you want or need and to pay only for those you select, whether you are making arrangements when a death occurs or in advance. The Rule allows you to compare prices among funeral homes, and makes it possible for you to select the funeral arrangements you want at the home you use. (The Rule does not apply to third-party sellers, such as casket and monument dealers, or to cemeteries that lack an on-site funeral home.)

For more information, visit FTC Facts for Consumers Page, our General Price List FAQ, and the additional resources found on the pages that follow.



Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 23:57 )
 

Body and Tissue Donation

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UPDATE 4/15/04

We received word this week that the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws will likely form a committee to draft revisions to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. While we don't yet know what revisions might be proposed, we're hopeful the NCCUSL will amend the UAGA to clearly prohibit the profiteering in donated bodies and tissue, and to strengthen informed consent requirements.

Attachments:
 aarptissueletter.pdf[AARP Tissue Letter]153 Kb12/4/2007
 Letter to the NCCUSL.pdf[FCA Letter to National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws]16 Kb12/4/2007
 safetissueact.pdf[Safe Tissue Act (NY-Sen. Schumer)]33 Kb12/4/2007
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An Oversaturated Market

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An Invitation to Funeral Pricing Abuse

If we were to die Monday through Friday — with one funeral a day — and two weeks off for the mortician's vacation, the following chart shows the number of funeral homes that would be needed in each state, compared to the actual number. There are undoubtedly some funeral homes that can handle more than one funeral a day, which reduces the "needed" number accordingly and probably explains the figures for California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
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Sen. Schumer of NY introduced the Safe Tissue Act

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Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York introduced the Safe Tissue Act to bring oversight to the largely unregulated sale of donated human tissue. Sen. Patrick Leahy is cosponsoring the bill.
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 safetissueact.pdf[Safe Tissue Act]33 Kb12/4/2007
 

FCA Board member Harriet Bartnick--AARP Letter

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FCA Board member Harriet Bartnick has sent a letter to AARP asking them to endorse better regulation of donated tissue as part of their national policy. See the attachment below.
Attachments:
 aarptissueletter.pdf[AARP Tissue Letter]153 Kb12/4/2007
 



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