(1) Have general supervision and be held responsible for the direction of the office of the board;

(2) Have general supervision over field inspection and enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter and § 17-29-301 et seq.;

(3) Be responsible to the board. Such responsibility shall include timely dissemination of information;

(4) Be responsible for making public the procedures for making inquiries into the practice of funeral directors or embalmers and for making complaints concerning the practices;

(5) Maintain a record of the licensee and business name and address of every person licensed under § 17-29-301 et seq., including the license number, date of the license, and the renewal date of the license;

(6) Supply on request a list of every person and funeral establishment licensed under § 17-29-301 et seq., to a person licensed as an embalmer or funeral director, to a common carrier in this state, to a hospital licensed in this state, or to any other person authorized by law to receive the list;

(7) Hold all moneys received by the board to pay the necessary and allowable expenses for the operation of the board in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and § 17-29-301 et seq.;

(8) Receive and be paid an annual salary not to exceed the amount authorized by law;

(9) Be authorized to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in performance of duties;

(10) Charge and collect a criminal background check processing fee in an amount necessary to recover the charge imposed by the Department of Arkansas State Police to conduct a criminal background check for a person applying for an initial license under § 17-29-301 et seq.; and

(11) Recommend to the board the establishment of standards of practice and a code of ethics for a person licensed under § 17-29-301 et seq.