# Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-5-307: Application for embalmer's license - Apprenticeship

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-5-307
- **Heading:** Application for embalmer's license - Apprenticeship
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 62 / Chapter 5 / Section 62-5-307

## Text

(a) No person shall be granted a license to engage in the practice of embalming dead human bodies within this state unless the person makes application to the board for the license, along with a nonrefundable fee as set by the board. (b) The application shall contain the name of the applicant, showing that the applicant: (1) Has attained eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b) ; (3) Is of good moral character; (4) Is properly protected against communicable disease, either through immunization or education; (5) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education; (6) Has obtained an associate degree by successfully completing a mortuary science program consisting of not less than sixty (60) semester hours, ninety (90) quarter hours or the equivalent, with a program accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and (7) Has completed one (1) year of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed embalmer. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114,s 43, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 161, Secs.s 1, s 2 eff. 4/18/2019. Acts 1951, ch. 13, § 11 (Williams, § 7140.11); Acts 1973, ch. 36, § 1; 1973, ch. 39, § 1; 1980, ch. 554, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-514; Acts 1985, ch. 354, § 9; 1989, ch. 523, § 152; 2001, ch. 188, §§ 10, 11; 2007 , ch. 297, § 3.
(a) No person shall be granted a license to engage in the practice of embalming dead human bodies within this state unless the person makes application to the board for the license, along with a nonrefundable fee as set by the board.
(b) The application shall contain the name of the applicant, showing that the applicant: (1) Has attained eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b) ; (3) Is of good moral character; (4) Is properly protected against communicable disease, either through immunization or education; (5) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education; (6) Has obtained an associate degree by successfully completing a mortuary science program consisting of not less than sixty (60) semester hours, ninety (90) quarter hours or the equivalent, with a program accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and (7) Has completed one (1) year of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed embalmer.
(1) Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b) ;
(3) Is of good moral character;
(4) Is properly protected against communicable disease, either through immunization or education;
(5) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education;
(6) Has obtained an associate degree by successfully completing a mortuary science program consisting of not less than sixty (60) semester hours, ninety (90) quarter hours or the equivalent, with a program accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and
(7) Has completed one (1) year of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed embalmer.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114,s 43, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 161, Secs.s 1, s 2 eff. 4/18/2019.
Acts 1951, ch. 13, § 11 (Williams, § 7140.11); Acts 1973, ch. 36, § 1; 1973, ch. 39, § 1; 1980, ch. 554, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-514; Acts 1985, ch. 354, § 9; 1989, ch. 523, § 152; 2001, ch. 188, §§ 10, 11; 2007 , ch. 297, § 3.

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