The Hartford Courant
Hartford CT
08/02/2011
Head Of Examining Board Says Consumers Have Lots To Lose
HARTFORD — Funeral home directors say that a plan by the state Department of Public Health to stop licensing and regulating funeral homes and embalmers could destroy the credibility of an industry that has had to recover from its share of scandals.
After the health department this week announced that it was deregulating the profession as part of a proposed $20 million budget cut, the chairman of the agency’s own funeral and embalmer examining board said that the lack of oversight would probably harm consumers.
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RELATED LINKS
Connecticut has 317 funeral homes and crematories (Hartford Courant 08/03/2011)
Pros warn of dire consequences if funeral industry is deregulated (Record-Journal 08/03/2011)
Keep An Eye On Funeral Homes (Editorial – Hartford Courant 08/04/2011)
