Get Authorization For Minimal Preparation

Under the FTC's Funeral Rule, consumers have the right to get a general price list from a funeral provider when they ask about funeral arrangements.

Specific misrepresentations in six areas: embalming, casket for direct cremation, outer burial container, legal and cemetery requirements, preservative and protective vault claims, cash advance items and other misrepresentations.

You must give the General Price List to anyone who asks, in person, about funeral goods, funeral services, or the prices of such goods or services. You must give the GPL to such individuals to keep.

The Funeral Rule requires you to give consumers accurate, itemized price information and various other disclosures about funeral goods and services.

The Funeral Rule prohibits funeral homes from telling consumers state or local law require embalming. If state law does require embalming, the funeral home may tell the family embalming is required under specific circumstances.

- ID by the authorizing agent or representative, in writing, is paramount when arranging a cremation - no exceptions.

Flowers, sympathy cards, custom keepsakes, and donations are all appropriate gifts to bring to a funeral. While a gift is certainly not required, it can be a thoughtful way to communicate your love for those grieving. Flower and plant arrangements can often be sent to the funeral home prior to the service.

Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over.