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Board faults funeral home over 'funeral‑home copy' that implied a certified Vital Records document; director faces separate penalty
Summary
Following a complaint from the Department of Health, the board found a funeral home's internal copy of death certificates misleading because it used outdated/official-looking stationary and language; legal counsel recommended a $750 penalty for the establishment and a $250 penalty against the funeral director, and the board approved both recommendations.
The Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors on April 14 approved disciplinary recommendations after the Department of Health reported a funeral establishment was producing a funeral‑home copy that closely resembled Vital Records certified copies.
Counsel told the board that the version used by the respondent included authentic-looking stationary and a statement asserting the document was a "true and correct copy of the original certificate of death on file with the Tennessee Department of Public Health, Division of Vital…
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