Tennessee § 62-5-308 Embalmers' examination - Issuance of license

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§ 62-5-308 — Embalmers' examination - Issuance of license

Tennessee § 62-5-308

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-5-308 (2026).

Text

(a)In addition to the qualifications listed in § 62-5-307 , every person desiring to enter into the practice of embalming, except as provided in this chapter, shall pass an examination to determine the person's knowledge and fitness for the practice of embalming, as required by this chapter.

(b)The board shall determine the subjects of examination and their scope, content and character, which in any examination shall be the same for all applicants. Examinations shall be held no less than twice each year, and the board shall give thirty (30) days' notice in advance of the time and place of the examinations.

(c)Upon examination, if the board finds that the applicant meets the requirements of age, citizenship, moral character, education, experience and having successfully passed the examin

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(a) In addition to the qualifications listed in § 62-5-307 , every person desiring to enter into the practice of embalming, except as provided in this chapter, shall pass an examination to determine the person's knowledge and fitness for the practice of embalming, as required by this chapter. (b) The board shall determine the subjects of examination and their scope, content and character, which in any examination shall be the same for all applicants. Examinations shall be held no less than twice each year, and the board shall give thirty (30) days' notice in advance of the time and place of the examinations. (c) Upon examination, if the board finds that the applicant meets the requirements of age, citizenship, moral character, education, experience and having successfully passed the examination, the board shall, upon receipt of a fee as set by the board, issue a license to an applicant to engage in the practice of embalming. (d) The current license of each embalmer shall be available for inspection in the office of the funeral establishment in which the embalmer works. If an embalmer works in more than one (1) establishment, the embalmer shall obtain from the board, for a fee established by the board, the number of duplicate licenses necessary to have a license available for inspection at each establishment at which the embalmer works.

Legislative History

Acts 1951, ch. 13, § 12 (Williams, § 7140.12); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-515; Acts 1985, ch. 354, § 10; 1989, ch. 523, § 153; 2001, ch. 188, §§ 4, 12, 16.