Indiana § 25-15-8-4 - Selling funeral goods or services; grounds for discipline
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§ 25-15-8-4. Selling funeral goods or services; grounds for discipline
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.
As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.10; P.L.214-1993, SEC.49.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-15-8-4 ("Selling funeral goods or services; grounds for discipline") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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