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Tennessee funeral board orders warnings, fines and DA referrals after routine inspections
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers accepted legal counsel''s recommendations across multiple complaints, issuing letters of warning or instruction, civil penalties and referrals to district attorneys for repeated unlicensed activity.
The Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers reviewed a series of inspection-related complaints Jan. 14 and voted on counsel's recommendations ranging from letters of instruction to civil penalties and referrals to local district attorneys.
Board counsel Mr. Bridal opened the legal report with the first case, saying, "During the course of this routine inspection...we would recommend a letter of warning." The board then moved through multiple complaints involving expired licenses, alleged consumer misrepresentations in preneed matters, incorrect next-of-kin determinations and alleged criminal conduct by a licensed individual.
Why it matters: the board's disciplinary decisions affect licensing status, consumer protections and which matters become criminal referrals. Several penalties were increased by board vote during discussion, and the board directed staff to refer longstanding unlicensed-activity investigations to district attorneys in appropriate jurisdictions.
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