Sentences with phrase «allow funeral directors»

Many states allow funeral directors to keep a portion of your trust payment, such as 10 percent to 25 percent depending on the state.

Some states allow funeral directors to pocket the difference; others must return the money to the family.

The act would allow funeral directors to grant qualified veterans» organizations the right to receive the cremains of a veteran which has not been claimed by a relative or friend of the deceased within one year after cremation.

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Response: We agree that disclosures to funeral directors for the above purposes should be allowed.

For example, the rule allows hospitals to disclose to funeral directors the fact that an individual has donated an organ or tissue, because this information has implications for funeral home staff duties associated with embalming.

The commenter believed that our proposal could seriously disrupt a family's ability to make funeral arrangements as hospitals, hospices, and other health care providers would not be allowed to disclose the time of death and other similar information critical to funeral directors for funeral preparation.

Comment: One commenter recommended modifying the proposed rule to allow disclosure without authorization to funeral directors.

Comment: One commenter asked that the final rule allow for disclosure of protected health information to funeral directors as necessary for facilitating funeral and disposition arrangements.

To accomplish this change, the commenter suggested either: (1) Adding another subsection to proposed § 164.510 of the NPRM, to allow disclosure without authorization to funeral directors as needed to make arrangements for Start Printed Page 82688funeral services and for disposition of a deceased person's remains; or (2) revising proposed § 164.510 (e) to allow disclosure of protected health information to both coroners and funeral directors.