The Federal Trade Commission, Your Funeral Home, and You 

Beginning in the 1980's, the Federal Trade Commission began regulating funeral home activities. This action was taken because there had been many cases reported in which the consumer (the family of the deceased) was not given the opportunity to "itemize" their funeral service purchase. Many funeral homes offered only package funeral services, in which the family might have to pay for items of service or merchandise they did not need or want.
Federal law now requires that all funeral homes in the United States adhere to the FTC's "Funeral Rule." The funeral rule requires full disclosure of all prices before any discussion of purchase begins, and it applies to caskets, outer burial containers (vaults) and the services of the funeral director and staff.
The funeral rule also requires disclosure of facts that the family might not know, such as the fact that embalming is not required by law, except in certain circumstances. Pine Rest Funeral Home is happy to comply with the funeral rule, since it's requirements are fair to both the consumer and the funeral home.