June 2018

Page A2 JUNE 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Published Monthly by: Nomis Publications, Inc. PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 FAX 1-800-321-9040 www.nomispublications.com info@nomispublications.com Subscription: United States $25.00 - Canada/Mexico $50.00 Circulation 21,000 per issue. Overseas rates available. Deadline for Press Releases: 5th of the Previous month. Advertising: Display Ad rates sent upon request. Classified and Shipping Directory rates published in each issue. All advertising must be received by the 5th of the previous month. Due to the vast amount of sources, the publisher is not responsible for the content of any news articles or advertisements. Nor is the publisher responsible for any loss of revenue by failure to insert an advertisement. 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ISSN 1944-1126 Funeral Home & Cemetery News Online at www.nomispublications.com MONTHLY FEATURES Classified Ads.............................................................................................. ..B19 Shipping Directory....................................................................................... ..B16 Calendar of Events....................................................................................... ...B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A29 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A46 Educational News........................................................................................ .A40 Suppliers News............................................................................................ ...B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Designing Woman by MaryAnne Scheuble.................................................. .A10 Embalming Tips & Tools by Matt Black........................................................ .A16 HearseHub by Mike Jamar..............................................................................B6 Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean. ........................................................................... .A8 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman........................ .A40 Millennial Directors by Matthew Morian and Zach Carnley.......................... .A20 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A42 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 Protecting Your Families and Your Business by Jim Starks......................... .A18 Random Musings by Nancy Weil................................................................... .A4 Todd Van Beck............................................................................................. .A22 NOTICE The FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY NEWS is now sent in two parts. Section A, which includes pages A1-A48 and Section B, which contains the Classified Advertising and consists of pages B1-B28. If you do not receive both sections please call 1-800-321-7479 or email info@nomispublications.com. FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Online Directories US & International Funeral Homes • Supply Companies Cemeteries • Pet Memorialization Companies Trade Associations • Plus Much More... www.nomispublications.com Like Us On HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CHILDREN? The photographs below have been provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Please help locate these children by posting in your lobby, office, on your bulletin board, etc. Anyone with information should immediately contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or (703)235-3900 SAPHIRE RODRIGUEZ Circumstances: Saphire was last seen on May 25, 2017. Missing Since: 5/25/2017 Missing From: San Antonio, Texas Date of Birth: 12/10/2000 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’0” Weight: 120 lbs SHILAH CARTER Circumstances: Shilah was last seen on July 21, 2017. Missing Since: 7/21/2017 Missing From: Pleasantville, New York Date of Birth: 1/8/2001 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’3” Weight: 125 lbs TIFFANY PHARES Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Tiffany. When she was last seen, her hair was dyed red. Missing Since: 7/22/2017 Missing From: Glendale, Arizona Date of Birth: 7/11/2003 Age Now: 14 Yrs Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Height: 5’3” Weight: 90 lbs Homes in 11 States Test Prompt Compliance with Funeral Rule Disclosure Requirements FTC Undercover Inspections of Funeral Submit your photograph or line drawing and Include: • your firm’s name, address, phone number(s) • name of contact person • a short description of your facility Send to FRONT COVER c/o Nomis Publications, Inc PO Box 5159 • Youngstown, Ohio 44514 For more information, call Kim 800-321-7479 kim@nomispublications.com www.nomispublications.com FEATURING HERE WASHINGTON,DC— Federal Trade Com- mission investigators, working undercov- er in 11 states, found failures to disclose pricing information required by the FTC’s Funeral Rule in 29 of the 134 funeral homes they visited during 2017. The FTC conducts undercover inspec- tions to monitor funeral homes’ com- pliance with the Funeral Rule. The Rule gives consumers important rights when making funeral arrangements. For exam- ple, funeral homes must provide consum- ers with an itemized general price list at the start of an in-person discussion of fu- neral arrangements, a casket price list be- fore consumers view any caskets, and an outer burial container price list before they view grave liners or vaults. The Rule also prohibits funeral homes from requir- ing consumers to buy any item, such as a casket, as a condition of obtaining any other funeral good or service. By requiring the provision of itemized prices, the Fu- neral Rule enables consumers to compare prices and buy only the goods and services they want. Funeral homes that violate the price list disclosure requirements for the first time can enter the Funeral Rule Offender’s Pro- gram (FROP), a training program run by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) designed to increase compliance with the Rule. All the homes found in vi- olation have chosen to enter the FROP rather than subject themselves to the pos- sibility of an FTC enforcement action seeking civil penalties, which can be as high as $40,654 per violation. The FROP provides participants with a legal review of the price disclosures required by the Rule, and ongoing training, testing and moni- toring for compliance. Funeral homes that participate in the program make a volun- tary payment to the U.S. Treasury in place of a civil penalty, and pay annual adminis- trative fees to the NFDA. The results of the FTC 2017 undercover inspections for price list disclosures by re- gion are as follows: • In Ft. Wayne, IN, none of the 19 fu- neral homes inspected failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. • In Southern Fairfield County in Con- necticut, Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York, and Southern New Jersey, none of the 12 funeral homes inspect- ed in 2016-17 failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. • In Tucson, AZ, one of the 11 funeral homes inspected failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. • In Boise, ID, two of the 14 funeral homes inspected failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. • In Hagerstown, MD and Winchester, WV, three of 15 funeral homes inspect- ed failed to comply with a price list dis- closure requirement. • In Tulsa, OK, four of the 20 funeral homes inspected failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. • In Augusta, GA, five of the 13 funeral homes inspected failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. • In Lansing, MI, seven of the 15 funeral homes inspected failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. • In Odessa and Midland, TX, seven of the 15 funeral homes inspected failed to comply with a price list disclosure requirement. 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