Tex. Occupations Code § 651.405
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 651.405, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 651.405. RETAIL PRICE LIST; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) "Retail price list" means a printed or typewritten list of the retail price of items or services provided by a funeral establishment and must include the retail price of:
(1) transferring a deceased person to the funeral establishment;
(2) embalming;
(3) using a funeral establishment facility for viewing the deceased;
(4) using a funeral establishment facility for funeral services;
(5) using a hearse;
(6) using a limousine;
(7) caskets;
(8) outer enclosures;
(9) filing a claim seeking life insurance proceeds on behalf of the beneficiaries; and
(10) other itemized services provided by the funeral establishment staff.
(b) A retail price list must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the funeral establishment, the effective date for the stated prices, and the following printed notice: "The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected."
(1) transferring a deceased person to the funeral establishment;
(2) embalming;
(3) using a funeral establishment facility for viewing the deceased;
(4) using a funeral establishment facility for funeral services;
(5) using a hearse;
(6) using a limousine;
(7) caskets;
(8) outer enclosures;
(9) filing a claim seeking life insurance proceeds on behalf of the beneficiaries; and
(10) other itemized services provided by the funeral establishment staff.
(b) A retail price list must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the funeral establishment, the effective date for the stated prices, and the following printed notice: "The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected."
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