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Funeral directors back clarifications to preneed contracts and cremation authorizations
Summary
An OFDA representative told the committee HB 582 would clarify preneed contracts, recognize travel protection plans separately from preneed contracts, and remove a mandatory witness requirement on cremation authorizations to accommodate remote/electronic arrangements; members questioned protections for vulnerable residents.
Mike Shedinger, testifying for the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, told the House General Government Committee that House Bill 582 would modernize funeral-related statutes by clarifying language about preneed funeral agreements, travel protection plans and cremation authorization procedures.
Shedinger said travel…
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