(a) The State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors may refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license issued under this subchapter if it finds, after a hearing, that a person or a funeral establishment licensed under this subchapter does not meet any requirement under this subchapter or § 17-29-201 et seq.
(b) A new license shall not be issued to an individual or an owner of a funeral establishment or to a corporation controlled by that owner for at least one (1) year after the revocation of the license.
(c) (1) The board may temporarily suspend a license without a hearing if the board determines that the public health, safety, or welfare requires immediate action.
(2) If the board temporarily suspends a license under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, the board shall notify the licensee immediately by certified mail of the temporary suspension and the date, time, and location of the hearing to be held under subdivision (c)(3) of this section.
(3) If a license is temporarily suspended under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, a hearing on the suspension of the license shall be held within ten (10) days of the temporary suspension of the license.
(d) (1) Based on the information contained in the complaint submitted against a licensee, the board may suspend the license issued under this subchapter without a hearing five (5) days after sending written notice by certified mail, nonrestricted delivery, to the licensee if the licensee:
(A) Does not have the required proof of general liability insurance on file with the board; or
(B) Refuses to submit to an audit or inspection by the board under this chapter.
(2) A suspension of a license under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall not exceed sixty (60) days without a hearing.
(e) A hearing under this section and an appeal of the board's decision to suspend a license under this section are governed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
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