Re-posting this, it is such important information. Little has been available until recently.
The coroner or medical examiner is regulated by the authority that hires them, but forgot to mention that most are elected to the office and can only be removed by voting them out. Credentials are never considered when filing an application for the office.
What should be a simple question has a complex answer. It is a question that the Federal Trade Commission, who regulates funeral homes, has no answer.
According to Craig Treguillus a Federal Trade Commission attorney, regulating death procedures has always been the responsibility of each state.
“When appointed; the coroner or medical examiner answers to the agency that has the responsibility to hire them. If elected, then it is up to the people to vote on their eligibility in the next election”, Treguillus explained.
FTC only gets involved when there is a sale of goods or services like the funeral home business who sells coffins or services such as cremation”, Treguillus said.
A recent FTC investigation found a DC funeral homewas negligent in providing a price list to families prior to showing them caskets as required under The Funeral Rule. This Rule requires a “funeral home to…
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