What does the General Price List (GPL) include?

What does the General Price List (GPL) include?

• A. Prices for all services and merchandise offered, with their prices
• B. Only outer burial container prices
• C. Only casket prices
• D. Only transportation charges

Answer: (A)

The main concept is price transparency under the Funeral Rule: the General Price List must show every price for every service and every item the funeral home offers. This means the GPL isn’t limited to just one category; it must be a complete, itemized listing of all services and all merchandise the provider offers, each with its price. In practice, that means the GPL should include prices for the basic services of the funeral director and staff, transfer of remains, embalming and other preparation of the body, use of facilities and staff for viewing or ceremonies, transportation, and all merchandise such as caskets, outer burial containers, urns, vaults, and any other goods the funeral home sells. It may also cover cash advances, but those are typically labeled separately as items the funeral home may arrange for you. The key point is comprehensiveness and clarity so families can compare total costs across providers. Choices that focus only on outer burial containers, only on caskets, or only on transportation do not meet this requirement, because the GPL must present prices for all services and all merchandise offered.

The main concept is price transparency under the Funeral Rule: the General Price List must show every price for every service and every item the funeral home offers. This means the GPL isn’t limited to just one category; it must be a complete, itemized listing of all services and all merchandise the provider offers, each with its price.

In practice, that means the GPL should include prices for the basic services of the funeral director and staff, transfer of remains, embalming and other preparation of the body, use of facilities and staff for viewing or ceremonies, transportation, and all merchandise such as caskets, outer burial containers, urns, vaults, and any other goods the funeral home sells. It may also cover cash advances, but those are typically labeled separately as items the funeral home may arrange for you. The key point is comprehensiveness and clarity so families can compare total costs across providers.

Choices that focus only on outer burial containers, only on caskets, or only on transportation do not meet this requirement, because the GPL must present prices for all services and all merchandise offered.