FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
FSE 1150- Ch 9- Cremation and the Federal Trade
Commission Exam Questions and Answers
Complying with the Funeral Rule - Ans:✔✔-a document published by FTC in August 2012
When did the Funeral Rule go into effect? - Ans:✔✔-April 30, 1984 and was revised in early 1994
The Funeral Rule requires you to: - Ans:✔✔-Give consumers accurate, itemized price information and
various other disclosures about funeral goods and services
The Funeral Rule prohibits one from: - Ans:✔✔-- misrepresenting legal, crematory and cemetery
requirements
- embalming for a fee without permission
- requiring purchase of a casket for direct cremation
- requiring consumers buy certain goods or services as a condition for furnishing other goods and svcs
- engaging in other deceptive or unfair practices
Penalty for violating Funeral Rule - Ans:✔✔-- subject to penalties up to $16,000 per violation
Who must comply with the Funeral Rule? - Ans:✔✔-all funeral providers must comply
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