Funeral home policy regarding prostheses
JAMES M MCCOY
Description
Collection
Title:
Funeral home policy regarding prostheses
Creator:
JAMES M MCCOY
Date:
1/25/2001
Text:
Hello everyone,
I have been informed that the family of a recently deceased individual
whom I provided with bilateral trans tibial prostheses was told by the
funeral home that its policy forbids including prostheses with the
deceased for the burial. Needless to say the family and I were shocked by
this policy. Have any of you ever encountered this before? Is this legal?
Do any of you have any suggestions/opinions, etc.?
I know there are other lists/forums for amputees, but I am not a member
of any of them. If any of you would like to post this information to
those lists/forums, please feel free to do so. I imagine it will be of
interest to them.
James M. Mc Coy, C.P., L.P.
San Antonio, Texas
I have been informed that the family of a recently deceased individual
whom I provided with bilateral trans tibial prostheses was told by the
funeral home that its policy forbids including prostheses with the
deceased for the burial. Needless to say the family and I were shocked by
this policy. Have any of you ever encountered this before? Is this legal?
Do any of you have any suggestions/opinions, etc.?
I know there are other lists/forums for amputees, but I am not a member
of any of them. If any of you would like to post this information to
those lists/forums, please feel free to do so. I imagine it will be of
interest to them.
James M. Mc Coy, C.P., L.P.
San Antonio, Texas
Citation
JAMES M MCCOY, “Funeral home policy regarding prostheses,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215666.
