Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "funeral services" means:

(1) accepting, holding, caring for, or preparing human remains for a funeral or final disposition, including embalming (where authorized) and the practice of restorative arts;

(2) at need counseling of survivors of a deceased individual on:

(A) the services, methods, and alternatives for final disposition of human remains; and

(B) the requirements of federal and state law applicable to the sale of funeral services and merchandise;

(3) arranging, supervising, or conducting a funeral service in conjunction with the memorialization or the disposition of human remains, (however, "funeral services" does not include interment services performed in a cemetery by cemetery personnel), including attendance at services held in cemeteries or crematories where third persons are directly responsible for the physical acts associated with interment or final disposition of human remains;

(4) selling or offering to sell funeral merchandise described in IC 30-2-13-8 to a consumer at the time of need or in advance of need;

(5) selling or offering to sell funeral services described in IC 30-2-13-8 at the time of need or in advance of need;

(6) managing a funeral home or branch location licensed under IC 25-15-4-1 or IC 25-15-4-1.1; and

(7) arranging for the final disposition of human remains in compliance with public health and safety laws and in a manner that prevents the spread of infectious disease.

As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.3; P.L.237-1995, SEC.6.