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: Oct. 06, 2024
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BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS?
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS
AND EMBALMERS,
Petitioner,
vs. DBPR Case Number: 2001-03159
JOSEPH G. QUINN,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
(“Petitioner”) files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Funeral Directors and
Embalmers (“Board”) against JOSEPH 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 December 2000, Respondent embalmed the body of Ruth Field for
which was received from Professional Transport Service.
6. Respondent did not receive the aforementioned body from a licensed funeral.
establishment.
7. The paperwork confirming the legally indigent status of the aforementioned body
was substantially incomplete, including:
a. Funeral home is not identified.
b. Signature of removal service is illegible.
c. Signature of funeral home is blank and undated.
d. Respondent’s signature is undated.
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8. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs one ;
through seven, as though fully set forth herein.
9. Section 470.036(1)(g), Florida Statutes, provides that fraud, deceit, negligence,
incompetence, or misconduct constitute grounds for which disciplinary action may be taken.
10. Based on the foregoing, Respondent committed acts for which disciplinary action
may be taken pursuant to Section 470.036(1)(g), Florida Statutes.
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11. _ Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations set forth in paragraphs one
through seven, as though fully set forth herein.
12. 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.
13. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section 470.036(1)(t), Florida
Statutes, by embalming Ruth Field’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.
Signed this _/[0o= Om
Chief Professions Attorney
Florida Bar Number 909289
COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT:
Laura P, Gaffney D
Assistant General Counsel F \ \L se
Florida Bar Number 437867 Department of Business and
Department of Business and DEPU .
Professional Regulation vi
1940 North Monroe Street y
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202 CLERK 7) | | - 2002
(850) 414-8128 DATE
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Docket for Case No: 02-002958PL
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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