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Board approves disciplinary recommendations and consent orders across a dozen inspection cases
Summary
During routine inspections the board reviewed a series of complaints alleging expired licenses, unlicensed activity, and funeral‑practice concerns; the board accepted legal counsel's recommended penalties or closures for each case and in one instance directed staff to contact a business to remove an active website pending licensure.
The Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers on June 10 reviewed its legal report and accepted legal counsel's recommendations in a series of complaints resulting from routine inspections. The board approved consent orders, civil penalties and case closures across multiple matters, often by unanimous roll call.
Legal counsel Mr. Bryant presented the report item by item. Many cases involved individuals or managers whose funeral‑director licenses had expired and were later reinstated; the board accepted penalties recommended by counsel after members heard the inspector's findings and respondent explanations.
Examples of approved recommendations include:
- Complaint 2025021981: Manager permitted a funeral director's license to expire on 02/28/2025 and resumed duties before reinstatement on 03/12/2025. Counsel recommended a $500 civil penalty by consent order; the board approved the recommendation by roll call.
- Complaint 2025022341: Same respondent (manager) with similar expired‑license facts; counsel recommended a $250 civil penalty by consent order; the board approved.
- Complaint 2025027951 and 2025027961: A sister establishment and an…
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