Who must comply with the Funeral Rule ?

Who must comply with the Funeral Rule?

• Only licensed funeral directors

• Only cemeteries and crematories

• All funeral providers

• Only businesses selling funeral goods

What are funeral goods?

• Services used to care for and prepare bodies for burial

• Products sold directly to the public in connection with funeral services

• Only caskets

• Only burial plots

What must survivors receive if they alter pre-planned arrangements?

• A refund

• Relevant disclosures and price lists

• A new contract

• A discount

When must a funeral provider comply with the Rule in pre-need situations?

• Only at the time of death

• Only when requested by survivors

• At the time arrangements are pre-planned

• Only if the arrangements are altered

What is required if survivors inquire about goods or services?

• Immediate service

• Relevant disclosures and price lists

• A new contract

• A refund

An individual makes pre-need arrangements, the individual dies, his survivors inquire about goods or services because they want to alter the pre-planned arrangements (and have already confirmed with state law that they can do that). Which of the following is correct?

• They must be given a refund

• They must be given all relevant disclosures and price lists

• They must be given a discount

• They must be given a new contract

If a particular consumer buys only goods or only funeral services, but not both, you are not required to comply with The Rule.

• True

• False

What year did the Rule go into effect regarding pre-need contracts?

• 1980

• 1984

• 2010

• 1975

If a pre-need contract signed before 1984 is modified after 1984, what happens?

• The contract is voided.

• The modification triggers all of the Rule's requirements.

• The contract remains unchanged.

• The contract is automatically renewed.

What should you check to determine if you can alter the terms of a pre-need contract?

• Federal law

• State law

• International law

• Local customs