Re: funeral industry law and regs

From: Cheryl Nyberg (cnyberg@u.washington.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 02 1997 - 08:26:16 PDT


>From the Subject Compilations of State Laws collection:

EN 1995-96 Nyberg 2860.01
AU Frank, Judith A.
JA Preneed Funeral Plans: The Case for Uniformity.
JN Elder Law Journal
JC 4 (1996):1-54
ANN Essay. Cites to codes and regulations in footnotes. Covers laws on
preneed funeral contracts.

EN 1985-88 Nyberg 1180.01
PS Funeral Directors
TI Governor's Sunset Report on the Illinois Funeral Directors and
Embalmers Act.
PL Springfield, IL
PUB Illinois, Bureau of the Budget
YR 1982
COL 78 pp.
OCLC 8445032
ANN Pp. 44-45, "Appendix A, State Regulation for Funeral Director
Licensure." Table. No citations. Covers age, state residency, general and
professional education, apprenticeship, and exam. Note: "Taken from the National
Funeral Directors Association, <I>Digest of State Licensing Laws, 1980<D>."
OCLC 11934426.
; Pp. 46-47, "State Regulations for Embalmer Licensure." Table. No
citations. Covers age, state residency, general and professional education,
 apprenticeship, and exam.

EN 1993-94 Nyberg 2458.02
PS Living Wills
AU Norrgard, Lee E.
; DeMars, Jo
TI Final Choices: Making End-of-Life Decisions.
PL Santa Barbara
PUB ABC-CLIO, Inc.
YR 1992
COL 258 pp.
SER Choices and Challenges: An Older Adult Reference Series
LC HQ1073.5.U6N67 1992
DD 306.9
LCCN 92-28781
ANN Pp. 193-252, "Appendix B, Funeral and Cemetery Regulatory Information,
 Right-to-Die Laws, and Schools for Body Donations." Summaries. Cites to
bills, session laws, and codes.

EN 1994-95 Nyberg 2704.01
PS Occupations
TI Professional and Occupational Licensing Directory: A Descriptive Guide
to State and Federal Licensing, Registration, and Certification
Requirements.
ED 1st ed. David P. Bianco, ed.
PL Detroit
PUB Gale Research Inc.
YR 1993
COL 1304 pp.
LC HD3630.U7P76
DD 331.7'02'097305
LCCN 93-7565
ANN Summaries. Cites to codes and regulations. Covers educational and
 experience requirements, examinations, exemptions, reciprocity, and fees
for hundreds of professions and occupations, including . .. . funeral
directors and morticians. . . . .
; Note: New editions to be issued in odd-numbered years.

Also, you might want to contact a couple of trade associations (like the
National Funeral Directors Association) because they often maintain
information on state laws and regulations governing their industry.

If you find another published source, please let me know so that I can
include it in the next volume in the Subject Compilations of State Laws
series.

Cheryl

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Cheryl Rae Nyberg
Reference Librarian
Gallagher Law Library
University of Washington
cnyberg@u.washington.edu
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On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 gibsonc@liddellsapp.com wrote:

> has anyone ever run across a multistate prefereably a 50 state funeral
> industry laws and regs set or guide or whatever. if not, am going to
> have to compile one and i really don't want too.
>
> if anyone can shed light on the subject, i will be most grateful. thanks.
>
> Charles Gibson
> Liddell Sapp
> 600 Travis, Ste 2500
> Houston, Tx 77002
> 713-226-1442, fax = 713-223-3717
>



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