{"id":"PA-095","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Funeral Directors (suspension granted by Governor Wolf)","authority":"35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f); Funeral Director Law","instrument":"Department of State summary: Temporary Waiver of Rule for Funeral Home Directors During Coronavirus Emergency","title":"Regulation Waiver - Funeral Directors Summary (Mar. 30, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-30","effective":"2020-03-30","end":"Continued by Act 21 of 2021 (to Sept. 30, 2021) unless sooner terminated","startDate":"2020-03-30","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["GATH","OTHER"],"addressees":["funeral directors and funeral homes"],"clause":"Temporary Waiver of Rule for Funeral Home Directors During Coronavirus Emergency. Summary: Federal guidelines advise social distancing that includes restricting public gatherings, including funerals, to no more than 10 people due to the coronavirus outbreak. This is making it difficult for funeral directors to accommodate a grieving family\u0027s needs while still meeting federal and state guidance regarding social distancing.","enforcement":"State Board of Funeral Directors","functions":["FH funeral services under gathering limits","CB"],"notes":"For the personal-services memorandum: the board\u0027s own recital that funerals were restricted to ten persons.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-30-Regulation-Waiver-Funeral-Directors-Summary.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200519192604/https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-30-Regulation-Waiver-Funeral-Directors-Summary.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":45556,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-095","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-095","citation":"Department of State, BPOA / State Board of Funeral Directors (suspension granted by Governor Wolf), Department of State summary: Temporary Waiver of Rule for Funeral Home Directors During Coronavirus Emergency (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. PA-095)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":[]}