{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-5-307","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-5-307","heading":"Application for embalmer's license - Apprenticeship","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(1) Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;\n(2) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b) ;\n(3) Is of good moral character;\n(4) Is properly protected against communicable disease, either through immunization or education;\n(5) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education;\n(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\n(7) Has completed one (1) year of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed embalmer.","path":["TN Code","Title 62","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"267d7cf5db512efe9e8c75a85102bb012049ce9f13bbdcf6234a108bb41c24b1","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-5-306","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-5-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}