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re: Standard-setting and accreditation program
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Discusses under what circumstances funeral providers may offer discounts for casket purchases.
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Opinion 97-5
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re: Sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospital to patients of hospital PHO
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Discusses whether alternative General Price Lists can be used for certain groups; whether funeral providers may charge translator fees; and whether the General Price List must be in English.
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Opinion 97-3
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Discusses Funeral Rule's requirements for itemization of charges, disclosure of service charges, and whether a private right of action exists under the Rule.
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Opinion 97-4
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Discusses the circumstances under which, in providing earnings information to loan processing officials at lending institutions to assist prospective franchisees in obtaining loans, franchisors may...
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Discusses the conditions under which disclosures required by the Franchise Rule may be provided to prospective franchisees on a computer diskette.
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Applicability of the fractional franchise exemption to a rehabilitative services franchise licensed to two types of medical providers.
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Opines that funeral provider’s refusal to accept delivery of a casket purchased from a third-party casket seller would violate the funeral rule.
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Opinion 97-1
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Advises that the funeral rule does not permit a funeral provider to require a family’spresence for delivery of a casket purchased from a third-party casket seller.
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Opinion 97-2
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re: Cooperative of oral and maxillofacial surgery practices
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Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to a joint venture and license agreement. Discusses the ineffectiveness of transfers to affiliated companies of ownership of the mark and of franchisee...
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Inapplicability of the Franchise Rule retroactively where the parties anticipated at the time of the purchase that the Rule would not apply because the only required payments were deferred until at...
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re: Sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospital to unaffiliated, non-profit hospice
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re: Sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit medical center to retired employees
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re: Sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit medical center to medical center operated clinic
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Apparent applicability of the Franchise Rule to mobile food and soft drink trucks identified by a common name. Discusses significant control and required payment elements.
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