Effective today, Thursday, July 16, indoor funeral services in Pennsylvania are subject to a 25-person limit and outdoor burial services are limited to 250 people. Citing an “unsettling climb in new COVID-19 cases,” Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr....
Last call for comments on the FTC’s review of the funeral rule
Death care professionals have one week remaining to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its review of the Funeral Industry Practices Rule.
Guidance for death care businesses in the “yellow” phase of reopening Pennsylvania
On May 8, 24 counties in the northwest and north-central regions of Pennsylvania will move from the “red” to the “yellow” phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening process including Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Venango and Warren.
Department of Health issues FAQs about employee and customer safety order for funeral homes and cemeteries
The Pennsylvania Secretary of Health has issued answers to frequently asked questions about the April 15, 2020 order requiring employee and customer safety measures – including masks – at businesses continuing in-person operations. These FAQs provide important updates, including some specific to death care operations:
Employee and customer safety order for funeral homes and cemeteries
Today, the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health issued an order directing funeral homes, cemeteries and other life-sustaining businesses that are permitted to continue in-person operations to implement a series of safety measures for workers and customers.
Funeral intern regulation suspended
Gov. Tom Wolf has temporarily suspended the Funeral Board regulation requiring resident interns to restart their internship if it is interrupted for 30 days or more. Until the COVID-19 emergency ends, interns are not required to restart their internship unless it is interrupted by 120 days or more.
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