Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
Funeral homes may dispose of unclaimed remains after 90 days; preneed notice rules change
Florida Statutes affected
| s. 497.164 | Solicitation of goods or services. |
| s. 497.260 | Cemeteries; exemption; investigation and mediation. |
| s. 497.263 | Cemetery companies; license required; licensure requirements and procedures. |
| s. 497.270 | Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery lands. |
| s. 497.369 | Embalmers; licensure as an embalmer by endorsement; licensure of a temporary embalmer. |
| s. 497.374 | Funeral directing; licensure as a funeral director by endorsement; licensure of a temporary funeral director. |
| s. 497.375 | Funeral directing; licensure of a funeral director intern. |
| s. 497.376 | License as funeral director and embalmer permitted. |
| s. 497.377 | Combination funeral director and embalmer internships. |
| s. 497.386 | Storage, preservation, and transportation of human remains. |
| s. 497.459 | Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts; required notice. |
| s. 497.607 | Cremation; procedure required. |
| s. 627.404 | Insurable interest; personal insurance. |
Side-by-side: current law vs. the bill
Bill section 1
Not codified in the Florida Statutes.
Subsection (6) is added to section 497.164, Florida Statutes, to read:
497.164 Solicitation of goods or services.—
(6) A licensee under this chapter may not enter into a contract, agreement, or other arrangement in which such licensee or any affiliated licensee becomes the exclusive or sole provider of funeral, cremation, refrigeration, or removal services for any entity that provides medical, palliative, or other end-of-life care and services to the general public.
s. 497.263, F.S.
497.263 Cemetery companies; license required; licensure requirements and procedures.—
(2) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.—
(g) The proposed cemetery must contain at least 30 contiguous acres. The application shall state the exact number of acres in the proposed cemetery.
497.263 Cemetery companies; license required; licensure requirements and procedures.—
(2) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.—
(g) The proposed cemetery must contain at least 30 acres. Such acreage must be contiguous, except that parcels of land divided solely by a public right-of-way or public road may be considered contiguous, provided the parcels are in close geographic proximity and form a unified cemetery property. The application must state the exact number of acres in the proposed cemetery and must identify any public rights-of way or roads dividing the parcels. Parcels located in separate or distant geographic areas, even if along the same roadway or corridor, do not satisfy the contiguity requirement of this paragraph .
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