{"id":683,"date":"2020-06-18T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T13:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/working.simplistics.ca\/bao\/?p=683"},"modified":"2020-09-16T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T19:12:22","slug":"notice-to-the-profession-pre-need-sales-of-alkaline-hydrolysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/stage\/notice-to-the-profession-pre-need-sales-of-alkaline-hydrolysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice to the Profession: Pre-Need Sales of (Alkaline) Hydrolysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 18, 2020 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The former prohibition against selling pre-need alkaline hydrolysis was rescinded by the Registrar in January 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Licensed individuals are free to sell hydrolysis[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0services in advance of need, in accordance with the provisions of the\u00a0Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002<\/em>\u00a0(the Act) as outlined below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Need Sale by Funeral Establishment or Transfer Service:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Prepaid hydrolysis fees, when accepted by a funeral establishment or transfer service as agent for the hydrolysis operator, must be forwarded to the hydrolysis operator and not invested with the funeral establishment\u2019s or transfer service\u2019s prepaid funds. Hydrolysis services are licensed services which may only be provided by a licensed hydrolysis operator. When hydrolysis services are prepaid, they must be paid to the licensed hydrolysis operator, and such services must be guaranteed by that operator in accordance with section 38 of the Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the consumer who is entitled to contract with his\/her hydrolysis operator of choice, not the funeral establishment or transfer service operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For funeral establishment and transfer service prepaid contracts where you have placed the hydrolysis fee in trust or accepted the assignment in an amount equal to the hydrolysis fee, you will either need to forward the trust funds or assign the insurance amount (as applicable) to the hydrolysis operator of the purchaser\u2019s choice, or you will be expected to guarantee the cost of hydrolysis at the time of need. Going forward, you may not include the cost of hydrolysis fees on your prepaid contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above also applies to pre-need sales of crematorium services by funeral establishments and transfer services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketing<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n