The general price list, or GPL, is at the heart of how a funeral home presents prices to families. The FTC Funeral Rule requires funeral providers to give consumers accurate, itemized price information, including a GPL, along with related disclosures. This article is an operational guide to keeping that pricing organized; it is not legal advice. For compliance specifics, rely on the FTC resources and your own counsel.
What the Funeral Rule asks for
At a high level, the Funeral Rule requires accurate, itemized price disclosures, including the general price list, the casket price list, and the outer burial container price list, and related disclosures to consumers. The operational takeaway is consistency: the prices a family sees, the statement they sign, and your records should all agree.
Where pricing gets disorganized
- Multiple versions of the GPL float around with different prices.
- The statement of goods and services does not match the current list.
- The acknowledgment is filed separately from the case.
- A price change updates one document but not the others.
Keeping it consistent
| Practice | Why it helps |
|---|---|
| One current version of each list | Everyone quotes the same prices |
| Statement built from the same line items | The statement matches the list |
| Acknowledgment on the case | Easy to produce per family |
| Update lists together | A price change does not leave a document behind |
What to ask software vendors
- Does the statement of goods and services build from consistent line items?
- Can I keep the GPL acknowledgment on the case?
- When prices change, how is consistency maintained?
- Can I produce the statement and acknowledgment for any case quickly?
How FuneralHQ handles this
FuneralHQ builds the itemized statement of goods and services on the case from consistent line items and keeps the acknowledgment with the case record, so the statement and the case agree and either is easy to produce. This supports organized pricing; it does not replace your compliance review.
Related resources
Read the funeral home recordkeeping checklist and itemized funeral statements.