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§ 62-5-307. Application for embalmer's license -- Apprenticeship.

TN Code § 62-5-307 (2019) (N/A)
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(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 GED® recognized by a state education department;

(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.

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