S.C. Code Regs. § 57-13 - Code of Ethics
(A)
Responsibilities to the Family.
(1) A funeral
director shall, where possible, fully inform the family of the deceased
concerning the time, the place, and details of the funeral service.
(2) A funeral director shall consider the
financial limitations of the family of the deceased when counseling the family
in the selection of services and furnishings.
(3) A funeral director shall explain to the
family of the deceased costs of the services and the merchandise and disclose
the range of prices for funeral goods and services available.
(4) A funeral director shall review with the
family of the deceased all death benefits and burial allowances of which he is
aware.
(5) A funeral director shall
provide a statement of goods and services for the family to approve showing the
price of the services and merchandise that was selected, the price of each of
the supplemental items of the service, and the amount involved for each of the
items for which the funeral director will advance monies as an accommodation to
the family.
(6) A funeral director
shall not make any misrepresentation concerning any aspect of the services
rendered or the funeral furnishings or disposition alternatives.
(B) Confidentiality.
(1) A funeral director shall not disclose the
cause of death of the deceased, expenditures for the funeral, the cost of the
service, the source of funds or other information of a personal nature except
with the express permission of the immediate family, or their authorized
representatives.
(C)
Property.
(1) A funeral director shall dispose
of the personal effects of the deceased in accordance with the wishes of the
family.
(D) Organ
Donation.
(1) A funeral director shall support
the wishes of families who authorize organ or body donations, if the body is
needed and medically acceptable.
(E) Responsibilities to the Clergy.
(1) A funeral director shall respect the
customs and mourning habits of all religious creeds and denominations and shall
adjust services to conform with the rituals and the beliefs of the family of
the deceased.
(2) A funeral
director shall honor the wishes and desires of the clergy in conducting the
service whenever possible, except that the wishes of the clergy person shall be
subservient to those of the family except when dogma is involved.
(3) A funeral director shall abide by the
rules and regulations of the church when the funeral service is held in a
church.
(4) A funeral director
shall make appropriate referrals when religious or pastoral counseling is
requested.
(F)
Responsibilities to Medical and Hospital Personnel.
(1) A funeral director or embalmer shall
promote public health by conforming with health laws and regulations.
(2) A funeral director or embalmer shall not
discourage autopsy of the deceased unless instructed to do so by the immediate
family.
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