Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Respondent: JOSEPH G. QUINN
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Boca Raton, Florida
Filed: Jul. 25, 2002
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, September 13, 2002.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA
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BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS
AND EMBALMERS,
Petitioner,
vs. DBPR Case Number: 2001-03212
JOSEPH G. QUINN,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
ADMINS Ry
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION |
(“Petitioner”) files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Funeral Directors and
Embalmers (“Board”) against J OSEPH G. QUINN (“Respondent”), and alleges:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of funeral
directing and embalming, pursuant to Section 20.165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and
470, Florida Statutes.
2. At all times material hereto, Respondent was licensed as a funeral director and
embalmer in the State of Florida, having been issued license number FE-0003950.
3. Respondent’s address of record is 1551 Northeast 40th Street, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33334.
4. Respondent is a licensed funeral director for Lynn University.
5. In or around January 2001, Respondent embalmed the body of Thomas Marnin
which was received from Professional Transport Service.
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6. Respondent did not receive the aforementioned body from a licensed funeral
establishment.
7. The paperwork releasing the aforementioned body to Respondent was
substantially incomplete, including:
a. Authorization release is not dated.
b. Authorization release does not indicate signatory’s relationship to the
deceased.
8. The deceased’s wife signed the authorization release approximately three (3)
weeks after the death and cremation of Thomas Marnin.
COUNT I
9. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8)
as if fully set forth herein.
10. Section 470.036(1)(g), Florida Statutes, states in pertinent part that committing
fraud, deceit, negligence, incompetency, or misconduct, in the practice of any of the activities
regulated under this chapter constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.
11. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section 470.036(1)(g);
Florida Statutes, engaged in misconduct by taking possession of Thomas Marnin’s body based
solely on the substantially incomplete authorization release form.
COUNT IL
12. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through eight (8)
as if fully set forth herein.
13. *Section 470.036(1)(t), Florida Statutes, states in pertinent part that embalming a
deceased human body without first having obtained written or oral permission from a legally
authorized person constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.
14. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section 470.036(1)(0), Florida
Statutes, by embalming Thomas Marnin’s body based solely on the substantially incomplete
authorization release form.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board of Funeral Directors and
Embalmers enter an order imposing one or more of the following penalties: revocation or
suspension of the Respondent’s license, restriction of the Respondent’s practice, imposition of an
administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation, issuance of a reprimand, placement of the
Respondent on probation, assessment of costs association with the investigation, imposition of
any or all penalties delineated within Section 455.227(2), Florida Statutes, and/or any other relief
that the Board is authorized to impose pursuant to Chapters 455 and/or 470, Florida Statutes,
and/or the rules promulgated thereunder.
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Signed this Ws day of
2002.
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Gail Scqtt-Hill
Chief Professions Attorney
Florida Bar Number 0909289
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: F l [L E D
Laura P. Gaffney Départment of Business and Professional Regulation
Assistant General Counsel AGENCY CLERK
Florida Bar Number 437867
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
1940 North Monroe Street CLERK Soa a 4 ° (Wout oy
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Tallahassee, Plorida 32399-2202
(850) 414-8128
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Docket for Case No: 02-002959PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
May 19, 2003 |
Stipulation for Substitution of Counsel and Order Thereto filed by S. Schwed, J. Quinn, M. Piasecki, T. Boyd.
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Jan. 17, 2003 |
Motion to Reopen Consolidated Cases (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Sep. 13, 2002 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Sep. 05, 2002 |
Motion for Continuance of Final Hearing filed by S. Schwed.
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Sep. 05, 2002 |
Motion for Continuance of Deposition of Joseph Quinn filed by Respondent.
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Sep. 05, 2002 |
Notice of Filing Affidavit of Malcolm Cohen, M.D., In Support of Motion for Continuance of Deposition of Joseph Quinn and Motion for Continuance of Final Hearing filed by S. Schwed.
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Aug. 13, 2002 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions issued.
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Aug. 13, 2002 |
Notice of Hearing issued (hearing set for October 3 and 4, 2002; 9:30 a.m.; Boca Raton, FL).
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Aug. 12, 2002 |
Order of Consolidation issued. (consolidated cases are: 02-002952PL, 02-002953PL, 02-002954PL, 02-002955, 02-002956, 02-002957, 02-002958PL, 02-002959PL, 02-002960PL)
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Aug. 02, 2002 |
Joint Response to Initial Order (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 26, 2002 |
Initial Order issued.
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Jul. 25, 2002 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 25, 2002 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Jul. 25, 2002 |
Agency referral filed.
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