During a home transfer/removal, does requesting permission to embalm require distribution of a General Price List?

• A. Yes, GPL must be provided regardless of circumstances
• B. No, as long as the consumer is informed that embalming is not required by law except in special cases
• C. Only if the consumer requests it
• D. Only if embalming has been performed

Answer: (B)

GPL requirements apply when a funeral establishment offers funeral services or merchandise. In a home transfer/removal, you’re not selling embalming as a bundled funeral service, so a General Price List isn’t required solely to obtain permission to embalm. What matters is that the consumer is clearly informed that embalming is not mandated by law in ordinary circumstances; only in special cases (such as certain regulatory or medical situations) might embalming be required. If you later provide embalming or other funeral goods/services, you would need to use and distribute the GPL at that point. The emphasis is on disclosure about embalming and the fact that it isn’t a legal requirement in general, rather than on distributing a GPL for this specific removal step.