(1) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the sale of caskets, alternative containers, outer burial containers, or funeral merchandise by any person on an at-need basis.
(2) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to override the written instructions or wishes of the deceased as to how her or his body is to be disposed of, if such instructions are reasonably available at the time of death.
History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 34, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 329, ch. 97-103; s. 96, ch. 2004-301.
Note.—Former s. 470.039.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations
Chapter 497 - Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
Part III - Funeral Directing, Embalming, and Related Services (Ss. 497.365-497.393)
497.365 - Licensure; inactive and delinquent status.
497.366 - Licensure; renewal and cancellation notices.
497.368 - Embalmers; licensure as an embalmer by examination; provisional license.
497.369 - Embalmers; licensure as an embalmer by endorsement; licensure of a temporary embalmer.
497.370 - Embalmers; licensure of an embalmer intern.
497.371 - Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program.
497.372 - Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing.
497.373 - Funeral directing; licensure as a funeral director by examination; provisional license.
497.375 - Funeral directing; licensure of a funeral director intern.
497.376 - License as funeral director and embalmer permitted.
497.377 - Combination funeral director and embalmer internships.
497.378 - Renewal of funeral director and embalmer licenses.
497.380 - Funeral establishment; licensure; display of license.
497.381 - Solicitation of goods or services.
497.382 - Reports of cases embalmed and bodies handled.
497.383 - Additional rights of legally authorized persons.
497.384 - Disinterment; transportation; authorization and notification.
497.385 - Removal services; refrigeration facilities; centralized embalming facilities.
497.386 - Storage, preservation, and transportation of human remains.
497.389 - Funeral establishments; cash advance accounts; escrow refund accounts.
497.393 - Licensure; military-issued credentials for licensure.