(a) The board shall be charged with the enforcement of this act. It shall be empowered to formulate necessary rules and regulations not inconsistent with this act for the proper conduct of the business or profession of funeral directing and as may be deemed necessary or proper to safeguard the interests of the public and the standards of the profession.

(b) The board shall appoint an inspector or inspectors whose title shall be “Inspector, State Board of Funeral Directors, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” Such inspectors shall be licensed funeral directors who have been actively engaged in the practice of such profession for at least ten years. Inspectors shall hold office at the pleasure of the board, and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the board with the approval of the department. Inspectors shall be empowered to serve all processes and papers of the board, and shall have the right of entry into any place, where the business or profession of funeral directing is carried on or advertised as being carried on, for the purpose of inspection and for the investigation of complaints coming before the board and for such other matters as the board may direct.

(c) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and shall maintain a register of the names and addresses of all persons applying for and those receiving licenses and registration cards under this or any prior act. Such register shall be open to public inspection.

(d) The board shall submit annually to the department and to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, fifteen days after the Governor has submitted his budget to the General Assembly, a copy of the budget request for the upcoming fiscal year which the board previously submitted to the department.