July 2020

Page A2 JULY 2020 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. The contents of any advertisement submitted for publication are only the publisher’s responsibility if the error is made by the publisher’s typesetting department, and then only to the ex - tent of the typesetting charges. Advertisers are responsible for adhering to individual state regulations regarding advertising. The contents of any news article submitted for publication is subject to editing and is published at the sole discretion of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any news article or advertisement. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced, in whole or part, without the exclusive consent of Nomis Publications, Inc. Editor: Margaret (Peggy) Rouzzo Owner: Lucy A. McGuire © 2020 by Nomis Publications, Inc. ISSN 1944-1126 Funeral Home & Cemetery News Online at www.nomispublications.com MONTHLY FEATURES Classified Ads............................................................................................... . B13 Shipping Directory........................................................................................ . B10 Calendar of Events......................................................................................... . B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A27 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A37 Educational News........................................................................................ .A34 Suppliers News.............................................................................................. . B1 COLUMNS: Aftercare by Linda Findlay............................................................................. .A8 Facebook Made Easy by Jason Troyer PhD................................................ .A10 The Foundations of Success for Funeral Directors by Mark Bowser........... .A18 HearseHub by Mike Jamar............................................................................. . B6 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman........................ .A32 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A34 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 OSHA Compliance by Glenn Lafitte............................................................. .A14 There’s More to It...Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.................. .A6 Random Musings by Nancy Weil................................................................... .A4 Rest In Peace Mr President by Todd Van Beck............................................ .A22 Working With Widowers by Fred Colby and Herb Knoll .............................. .A20 NOTICE The FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY NEWS is now sent in two parts. Section A, which includes pages A1-A40 and Section B, which contains the Classified Advertising and consists of pages B1-B20. 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 www.missingkids.com ANIYA GILMER Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Aniya. She was last seen on August 25, 2019. Missing Since: 8/25/2019 Missing From: Swansea, Massachusetts Date of Birth: 3/4/2004 Age Now: 16 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’6” Weight: 118 lbs AMILLIA GARCIA Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Amillia. She was last seen on August 28, 2019. Missing Since: 8/28/2019 Missing From: Albuquerque, New Mexico Date of Birth: 7/10/2004 Age Now: 15 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Biracial Hair: Lt. Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’6” Weight: 120 lbs RACHEL HARVEY Circumstances: Rachel was last seen on April 25, 2019. Missing Since: 4/25/2019 Missing From: Corbin, Kentucky Date of Birth: 4/28/2003 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Red Eyes: Brown Height: 5’5” Weight: 140 lbs 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 Funeral Home Compliance Results, Offers New Business Guidance on Funeral Rule Requirements Federal Trade Commission Releases WASHINGTON,DC— Federal Trade Com- mission investigators, working undercov- er in five states, found failures to disclose timely itemized pricing information, as re- quired by the Funeral Rule, in 17 of the 90 funeral homes they have visited since 2018. The FTC periodically conducts un- dercover inspections to monitor funer- al homes’ compliance with the Funeral Rule. The Rule gives consumers important rights when making funeral arrangements, requiring funeral homes to provide item- ized information about the price of funeral goods and services. The Funeral Rule en- ables consumers to compare prices and buy only the goods and services they want. Funeral homes that violate the price dis- closure requirements for the first time may be eligible to enter the Funeral Rule Of- fender’s Program (FROP), a training pro- gram run by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) designed to increase compliance with the Rule. All of the homes found to have violat- ed the Rule in these inspections have cho- sen to enter the FROP rather than subject themselves to the possibility of an FTC en- forcement action seeking civil penalties, which can be as high as $43,280 per viola- tion. The FROP provides participants with a legal review of the price disclosures re- quired by the Rule and ongoing training, testing, and monitoring for compliance. Funeral homes that participate in the program make a voluntary payment to the United States Treasury in place of a civil penalty, and pay annual administrative fees to the NFDA. The results of the inspections for failure to comply with price list disclosure require- ments by region are as follows: • In Marietta and Gainesville, Geor- gia, seven of the 13 funeral homes in- spected failed to comply. • In Lafayette, Louisiana, three of the 20 funeral homes inspected failed to comply. • In Las Vegas, Nevada, three of the 23 funeral homes inspected failed to comply. • In Northern and Central New Jer- sey, none of the 11 funeral homes in- spected failed to comply. • In Beaumont, Texas, four of the 23 funeral homes inspected failed to comply. In addition, the FTC identified a num- ber of funeral homes within the tested areas with minor compliance deficien- cies. In such cases, the FTC sent letters noting the concerns and requiring the funeral homes to provide evidence that they have corrected the problems. To promote compliance with the Fu- neral Rule, the FTC has issued a new tip sheet for businesses, Funeral Rule Price List Essentials, to help funeral providers comply with the Rule’s price list disclo- sure requirements. The FTC also offers a comprehensive business guide: Comply- ing with the Funeral Rule. The FTC provides information, in Eng- lish and Spanish, about consumers’ rights under the Funeral Rule: Shopping for Fu- neral Services and Paying Final Respects, Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods and Services. The FTC closed the comment period on June 15, 2020 on whether to make chang- es to its Funeral Rule as part of the agen- cy’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides.