Texas Finance Code

§ 154.161 — RESPONSIBILITIES OF FUNERAL PROVIDER

FI § 154.161Title 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES · Part E. OTHER FINANCIAL BUSINESSES · Ch. 154. PREPAID FUNERAL SERVICES · Art. D. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SALES CONTRACTS

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(a)The funeral provider under a prepaid funeral benefits contract subject to this chapter shall:

(1)in compliance with applicable law, protect any nonpublic personal financial and health information of the purchaser and contract beneficiary in the possession of the funeral provider;

(2)after the death of the contract beneficiary:

(A)deliver the contracted funeral merchandise and services and cash advance items required under the contract, subject to Section 154.1551;

(B)prepare a written pre-need to at-need reconciliation to verify that the specified goods and services are delivered or performed for the agreed price and promptly refund any contract overcharges that may be revealed by the reconciliation;

(C)if advance payment of cash advance items was included in the contract, prepare a reconciliation of proceeds applied to cash advance items; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 39 (S.B. 297), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.