Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of

Funeral Service Practitioners, Board of

Chapter 7: Rental or Leased Caskets

Effective Date: 01/08/2015 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 035.0001.7.01082015

CHAPTER 7

RENTAL OR LEASED CASKETS

Section 1. Disclosure. A funeral director or funeral service practitioner offering a rental casket to the public shall disclose that the casket is a rental casket by a clear notation on the “Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected”. If the rental casket is displayed with other caskets in a display room, clear notation shall be placed on the casket price card indicating that the casket is a rental casket. A rental casket shall not be represented or offered to the public as a new casket.

Section 2. Sanitation. A funeral director or funeral service practitioner shall insure that a rental casket which is used for viewing or funeral services is maintained in a sanitary condition for reuse by taking any of the following measures:

1. (a) A plastic sheet or other impervious inner lining shall be used to prevent contamination during use; or
2. (b) All mattresses, paddings, pillows and linings which contact the human remains shall be removed and replaced with new materials after each use; or
3. (c) A removable and disposable inner casket box may be used each time the casket is in rental. An inner casket box, or portion thereof, shall not be reused. Human remains which have been placed in an inner casket box shall not be allowed to come in contact with any permanent part of a rental casket. Should the human remains come in contact with a permanent part, the casket shall be disposed of properly.