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Government & Legal Affairs
ICCFA Speaking for You
The ICCFA does what no cemetery or funeral home can do alone: We speak for the entire industry. Congress looks to us when an expert on our industry is needed. The ICCFA regularly interacts with numerous federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, the Internal Revenue Service, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as the state and federal courts.
In 2006 and 2008, staff and members of the ICCFA visited Capitol Hill, calling on dozens of senators and officers to explain the role of the association as a potential resource to legislators, to introduce them to the association's model guidelines and to advocate for H.R. 1273, a bill to restore the plot and marker reimbursement allowance for veterans and their families who choose to be buried in private and religious cemeteries.
Review some of the recent government and legal advocacy efforts the ICCFA has undertaken on behalf of the profession.
ICCFA Responds to the Media
In addition, the ICCFA regularly responds to misleading reports and news articles on the industry.
Read some of the letters the ICCFA has sent in response to media reports.
ICCFA Model Guidelines for State Laws and Regulations
The ICCFA Government and Legal Affairs Committee has developed a set of 28 model guidelines for state laws and regulations. The guidelines combine a sensitivity to consumer protection issues with the need for cemeteries, funeral homes, memorial designers and crematories to conduct their operations according to sound business principles.
Review the ICCFA model guidelines.
Washington Report
The ICCFA keeps members informed of relevant legislative and legal activities through several vehicles, including the "Washington Report," a column that appears monthly in the ICCFA Magazine.
Read recent editions of the "Washington Report."
Cremation Guides
The ICCFA offers several Cremation resources, including guidelines, model contracts and recommended procedures.
View the menu of resources.
ICCFA Representatives Attend Pandemic Flu Conference
In March 2006, representatives from the ICCFA participated in a two-day "Fatality Management Pandemic Influenza Working Group Conference" at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. The Association was represented by Past President Robert A. Gordon Sr., CCFE, and General Counsel Robert M. Fells. The group received briefings on various aspects of a potential flu pandemic affecting the United States and worldwide.
Following are the four downloadable White Papers that resulted from this conference:
www.icfa.org/docs/white_paper.doc
www.icfa.org/docs/white_paper2.doc
www.icfa.org/docs/final_disposition.doc
www.icfa.org/pdf/white_paperMFM.pdf
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