Regulations
The state of Massachusetts has made some changes in practice that affect the work of funeral directors in the state. The state mentions that these changes are for public health sake and will be effective until rescinded or until Gov. Charlie Baker terminates the state of emergency he declared on March 10. You can read…
Read MoreAccording to this article from ARY News, the Great Britain drafted emergency Coronavirus Bill 2019-21, it is said to allow designated local authorities to disregard section 46(3) of the Public Health Act of 1984. That section is designed to prevent a public authority to be able to cremate a body against the wishes of the…
Read MoreThis press release tells of the acceptance and usage of the Children’s Funeral Fund of England (CFF) which came into force in that country on July 23, 2019. So, the statistics documented in this report take into consideration a time period of about 8 months. The CFF was established to “provide bereaved parents with valuable…
Read MoreThis article from the United Kingdom’s Independent deals with what may be realities during the widespread exposure of the coronavirus. A direct quote: “Ministers have warned a widespread outbreak of cononavirus in the UK could lead to an increase in deaths among the vulnerable and elderly, as officials were instructed t0 find extra mortuary spaces.”…
Read MoreA couple of things have happened in the last week that made me wonder about the state of employment in the funeral director world. In the past week I just happened to meet a gentleman, whom I’m guessing is in his early 30’s. Sitting next to this gentleman at a coffee shop I learned that…
Read MoreIt is kind of hard to believe but the State of Connecticut has yet to approve the idea of serving anything other than hot drinks and water in funeral homes. They are one of only two states – Pennsylvania being the other – that has not allowed this action. However, that may be changing as…
Read MoreIn this article from the Los Angeles Times you can read about Assembly Bill 2592 (AB2592) that was recently introduced by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia. AB2592 would, if passed and signed into law, allow for human composting in the state of California as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation. Human recomposition was passed into…
Read MoreEven before Robert Waltrip bought that second location in Houston in the early 1960’s there were lots of funeral homes that changed hands. And, I’m guessing that over the years about 99% of those business transactions, especially the transferring of a funeral home to a new owner in a small community, went off without a…
Read MoreIn many states as we roll into the new year legislatures take seat and the business of the state gets going for the next six months or so. And, it is no different in 2020 as we start to learn of some of the bills that have been introduced which may affect funeral service. We…
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