Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-5-305
Application for funeral director's license — Apprenticeship
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Current — September 30, 2020
As of September 1, 2020
(1) Every person not previously licensed in this state as a funeral director, desiring to engage in the practice or business of funeral directing, shall make application to the board, along with a nonrefundable fee as set by the board.
(1) Every person not previously licensed in this state as a funeral director, desiring to engage in the practice or business of funeral directing, shall make application to the board, along with a nonrefundable fee as set by the board.
(2) The application shall contain the name of the applicant, showing that the applicant: Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) The application shall contain the name of the applicant, showing that the applicant: Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(3) Is a citizen of the United States;
(3) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b);
(4) Is of good moral character;
(4) Is of good moral character;
(5) Is properly protected against communicable diseases, either through immunization or education;
(5) Is properly protected against communicable diseases, either through immunization or education;
(6) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a GED(R) recognized by a state education department;
(6) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a GED(R) recognized by a state education department;
(7) Has successfully completed a program of study in funeral service education consisting of no less than thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours or the equivalent from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and
(7) Has successfully completed a program of study in funeral service education consisting of no less than thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours or the equivalent from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and
(8) Has completed two (2) years of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director. An associate's degree from a college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education may be substituted for one (1) year of apprenticeship.
(8) Has completed two (2) years of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director. An associate's degree from a college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education may be substituted for one (1) year of apprenticeship.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.