What term describes the charge applied to customers who purchase their casket from a source other than the price list/funeral provider?

What term describes the charge applied to customers who purchase their casket from a source other than the price list/funeral provider?

• A. Mandatory Disclosures
• B. Alternative Price Lists
• C. Effective Date
• D. No Casket Handling Fees

Answer: (D)

The rule being tested protects consumer choice and price transparency by prohibiting a separate fee for handling a casket when the customer provides or purchases the casket from another source. If a family brings in a casket or buys one elsewhere, the funeral provider cannot add a casket handling fee just for using that outside casket. That’s why the correct term is “No Casket Handling Fees” — it signals there should be no extra charge for handling a casket not supplied by the funeral home. The other options relate to different aspects of the FTC Funeral Rule—mandatory disclosures, dates for price lists, or alternative price listings—but they do not describe the specific prohibition on charging for handling a consumer-provided casket.

The rule being tested protects consumer choice and price transparency by prohibiting a separate fee for handling a casket when the customer provides or purchases the casket from another source. If a family brings in a casket or buys one elsewhere, the funeral provider cannot add a casket handling fee just for using that outside casket. That’s why the correct term is “No Casket Handling Fees” — it signals there should be no extra charge for handling a casket not supplied by the funeral home.

The other options relate to different aspects of the FTC Funeral Rule—mandatory disclosures, dates for price lists, or alternative price listings—but they do not describe the specific prohibition on charging for handling a consumer-provided casket.