Consumer Advocacy for Deathcare issues
- Funeral Consumers Alliance The national organization with which FCA of Idaho is affiliated.
- Idaho Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Unit
- SW Idaho/Eastern Oregon Better Business Bureau
- Find a Better Business Bureau near you
- Federal Trade Commission information about required compliance with the Funeral Rule: availability of General Price Lists (GPL), what has to be on the GPL, etc.
- Facts for Consumers from the FTC, Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods & Services
- Internment.net has information about cemeteries around the world. You can browse by Idaho county from this list of Idaho cemeteries.
- Ada County assistance for Indigent Deceased
Health Care and Hospice Issues
- Idaho Attorney General's information on Living Wills and Idaho's Natural Death Act
- The State of Idaho's Health Care Directive Registry.
- As of July 1, 2007, the Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) form provides a standardized form for expressing your wishes in advance of needing medical treatment. As explained in the Patient FAQs, A POST form is appropriate in cases where a patient has an incurable or irreversible injury, disease, illness or condition, or where a patient is in a persistent vegetative state. A POST form is also appropriate if such conditions are anticipated. The state Health and Welfare Emergency Medical Services website has links to more information, including instructions and a sample form.
- Information about Advance Care Planning in Idaho from A Better Way Coalition.
Idaho Law and Legislation
- The Idaho State Board of Morticians website includes information for filing a complaint, and links to licensure law and rules, meeting notices, agendas and minutes.
- Idaho state senators and representatives
- Idaho Statutes
- Idaho statutes regarding morticians, funeral directors and embalmers
- Idaho statute Title 39, Chapter 45: Natural Death Act (includes links to the statutory Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care)
- Idaho Legal Aid Services is a nonprofit Idaho law firm with offices throughout the state, working to seek equal justice for the underprivileged and poor through legal representation, community outreach, and education.