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FUNERAL DIRECTOR
License Description
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
A funeral director is a licensed professional who specializes in all aspects associated with funeral services. A funeral director can:
Provide support to the bereaved during initial stages of their grief
Arrange and direct funeral services
Arrange for removal of the deceased from the place of death
File death certificates
REQUIREMENT FOR INITIAL APPLICATION:
1) Application
2) Application Fee
3) A copy of an official photo identification issued by a governmental agency, such as a valid (permanent, current, unexpired, legible driver's licese, U.S. passport or federal, state, county, or city employee ID card showing the individual's date of birth and address
4) Two (2) letters of recommendation by a licensed funderal director and/or embalmer which attest tothe good moral character and competence of the applicant. Such letters shall be signed and dated on printed stationary
5) An official transcript evidencing completion of a study in funeral service education consisting of not less than thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours or the equivalent, from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Services Education
6) National Board Exam (Art) passing score of 75
7) Tennessee Laws, Rules & Regularions Exam passing score of 75
8) Certification of completion of Apprenticeship Form
a) The applicant for a funeral director license has completed not less than two (2) years of apprenticeshop as a bona fide paid employee of an establishment working not less than forty (40) hours per week in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director as evidenced by the applicant submitting quarterly reports of apprenticeship training .
Licensing Agency
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Division of Regulatory Boards
Division of Regulatory Boards
Davy Crockett Tower 2d Floor, 500 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243-1144
(615) 741 2378
Active Status
Active
Continuing Education
No continuing education requirement to maintain license
Criminal Record
No criminal record prohibitions
Education
Specific course required
Exam
Both state and third-party exams required
License Type
Stand-alone license
License Updated
08/10/2023
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