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The bill has passed

Monday, 29 June 2009 12:05

According to http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/SB796/ the Oregon House approved an amended bill, the Senate concurred and signed off last Friday, June 26. (Once the Governor signs it?) Oregon Code 692.025 (3) will read: "An individual may not practice as a death care consultant unless the individual is licensed as a death care consultant under section 4 of this 2009 Act. Regardless of any title used by the individual, an individual practices as a death care consultant if the individual offers, for payment, consultations directly relating to the performance of funeral or final disposition services."

This is a comment on "Oregon Exempts Self from First Amendment"

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Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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