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          Discusses whether a funeral home is obligated to sell caskets without providing any funeral services.
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        Opinion 95-3
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          re: Physician network of orthopaedic services providers
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          Applicability of the Franchise Rule to a sub-agency licensing arrangement for cellular phone services. Discusses the "required payment" coverage element and the "minimum investment" exclusion from the...
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          re: HMO joint venture in four counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern
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          re: to operate jointly a new hospital in Chattanooga
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          Applicability of the Franchise Rule to a not-for-profit education program. Discusses the lack of a "continuing commercial relationship."
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          Adequacy of predecessor company's unaudited financial statements to comply with required disclosure of the financial statements of a newly formed franchisor, and to provide substantiation for earnings...
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          Applicability of the Franchise Rule to a turn-key dry cleaning franchise. Discusses "significant assistance" coverage element.
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          States staff view that discount packages may not discount the basic services fee, that fees for washing and disinfection may not be charged unless required by applicable law, and discusses how fees...
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        Opinion 95-2
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          Discusses whether a group of funeral homes may use a consolidated General Price List and whether the Funeral Rule applies to pricing issues.
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        Opinion 95-1
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          Applicability of the Franchise Rule to a home-care services sub-contracting arrangement. Discusses "significant control or assistance" and "required payment" coverage elements, and "fractional...
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          Applicability of the Franchise Rule to computer software distributorship enabling health care providers to order medical and office supplies. Discusses applicability of the Rule to "distributorships"...
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          Re: The proposal to adopt and enforce certain accrediting standards on tuition and fees would not violate antitrust laws, Decisions Volume 119
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          Concludes that the basic services fee may not be discounted; that consumers may add additional items to direct cremation, immediate burial, and forwarding and receiving remains without necessarily...
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        Opinion 94-2
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          Discusses the applicability of the Funeral Rule to a company that launches remains into space.
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        Opinion 94-1
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          re: Limited liability company composed of physician cardiovascular services practices
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          re: Proposed exclusive provider organization to provide dental services to beneficiaries of third party health benefits plans
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          re: Legality of "exclusive dental plans"; proposed dental society disciplinary action against dentists sponsoring such plans
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