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

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. The application shall contain the name of the applicant, showing that the applicant: Has attained eighteen (18) years of age; Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b); Is of good moral character; Is properly protected against communicable disease, either through immunization or education; Has graduated from a high school or has earned a GED(R) recognized by a state education department; 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 Has completed one (1) year of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed embalmer.