funeral laws

What to know about Death Care in DC

By Funeral Director Daily / October 16, 2023 /

  As you know there are always issues going on in our nation’s capital of Washington, DC.  And, some of those issues will touch on the business of Death Care.   Today from my latest observations, some things I’ve researched,  and some of the things I took in at the recent National Funeral Directors Association…

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It’s been 20 years since one of death care’s darkest days

By Funeral Director Daily / February 25, 2022 /

It was news in February 2002 when a player in one of North America’s most sacred occupations was discovered to have stored, what is believed to be, 344 dead human bodies that were poised for cremation.  It was what became known to many of us as the “Tri-State Crematory Scandal.” Led to discovery from an…

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Michigan bill seeks to expand licensing requirements for funeral directors

By Funeral Director Daily / May 19, 2020 /

According to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy a bill has been introduced in the Michigan Legislature that would expand licensing requirements for funeral home directors.  The bill, House Bill 4437, is sponsored by Rep. Rodney Wakeman R-Saginaw Township and would require anyone practicing mortuary science to get a bachelor’s degree from select universities and…

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California Assembly gets human composting bill

By Funeral Director Daily / February 27, 2020 /

In 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…

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It’s that time of the year

By Funeral Director Daily / February 19, 2020 /

In 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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InvoCare to “back down” on administrative fee

By Funeral Director Daily / February 10, 2020 /

  An article that you can see here from Choice indicates that Australian funeral market leader InvoCare will back down on an “administrative fee” that is added to all funeral statements.  According to the article, InvoCare’s Keiron Humbler, when asked about the removal of this fee commented, “That’s the plan”. Funeral Director Daily first told…

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