Sec. 651.405. RETAIL PRICE LIST; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT. (a) "Retail price list" means a printed or typewritten list of the retail price of items or services provided by a funeral establishment and must include the retail price of:
(1) transferring a deceased person to the funeral establishment;
(2) embalming;
(3) using a funeral establishment facility for viewing the deceased;
(4) using a funeral establishment facility for funeral services;
(5) using a hearse;
(6) using a limousine;
(7) caskets;
(8) outer enclosures;
(9) filing a claim seeking life insurance proceeds on behalf of the beneficiaries; and
(10) other itemized services provided by the funeral establishment staff.
(b) A retail price list must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the funeral establishment, the effective date for the stated prices, and the following printed notice: "The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected."
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 634 (S.B. 864), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
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