Sen. William R. Haine
Filed: 4/20/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6420




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6420 by replacing 
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line 24, on page 6, through line 1, on page 7, with the 
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following:


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    "Within the existing scope of the practice of funeral 
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directing or funeral directing and embalming, only a licensed 
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funeral director, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, or 
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a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern under the 
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restrictions provided for in this Code, and not any other 
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person employed or contracted by the licensee, may engage in 
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the following activities at-need: (1) have direct contact with 
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consumers and explain funeral or burial merchandise or services 
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or (2) negotiate, develop, or finalize contracts with 
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consumers.  This paragraph shall not be construed or enforced in 
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such a manner as to limit the functions of persons regulated 
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under the Illinois Funeral and Burial Funds Act, the Illinois 
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Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the 
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Cemetery Care Act, the Cemetery Association Act, the Illinois 
 


 






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Insurance Code, or any other related professional regulatory 
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Act."; and
 
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by replacing line 24 on page 9, through line 1, on page 10, 
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with the following:
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    "Within the existing scope of the practice of funeral 
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directing or funeral directing and embalming, only a licensed 
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funeral director, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, or 
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a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern under the 
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restrictions provided for in this Code, and not any other 
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person employed or contracted by the licensee, may engage in 
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the following activities at-need: (1) have direct contact with 
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consumers and explain funeral or burial merchandise or services 
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or (2) negotiate, develop, or finalize contracts with 
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consumers.  This paragraph shall not be construed or enforced in 
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such a manner as to limit the functions of persons regulated 
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under the Illinois Funeral and Burial Funds Act, the Illinois 
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Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the 
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Cemetery Care Act, the Cemetery Association Act, the Illinois 
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Insurance Code, or any other related professional regulatory 
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Act."; and
 
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on page 40, line 16, after "requirements", by inserting "with 
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the consultation of the Board"; and
 
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on page 53, immediately below line 12, by inserting the 
 


 






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following:
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    "(e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed or enforced 
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to give a funeral director and embalmer, or his or her 
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designees, authority over the operation of a cemetery or over 
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cemetery employees. Nothing in this Section shall be construed 
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or enforced to impose duties or penalties on cemeteries with 
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respect to the timing of the placement of human remains in 
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their designated grave or the sealing of the above ground 
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depository, crypt, or urn due to patron safety, the allocation 
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of cemetery staffing, liability insurance, a collective 
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bargaining agreement, or other such reasons.".