Funeral Directors, Embalmers & Burial Services
The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers licenses and regulates funeral directors, embalmers and funeral establishments. The Burial Services/Cemetery division administers legislative acts that require the establishment of a trust for the protection of those who buy cemetery and funeral property and services.
General Licensing Resources
- ★ How to Apply
- License Verification
- Receive Notifications of Rule & Law Changes
- Status of Application
- Retaking Exam
- Is there a mortuary college within the State of Tennessee?
Funeral Directors & Embalmers
Apprenticeships & Students
- When will my apprentice hours expire?
- Status of Apprenticeship Completion
- Change of Apprentice Sponsor or Place of Employment
- If I attend mortuary college, do I still have to complete a two year apprenticeship program?
- Can I go to mortuary school as a student and serve as an apprentice funeral director and apprentice embalmer at the same time?
- Renewal, Apprentice and Student
Establishment Licenses
- ★ Establishment Changes
- If I am not a licensed funeral director, can my name be used for advertising purposes in connection with a licensed establishment?
- How many funeral Establishments can you operate?
- Selling Prearranged Funded Funeral Plans
- Annual Reports
- When is the consumer protection fee due to be paid to Burial Services?
Cemetery
- Cemetery FAQs for Consumers
- What is the Installation and Memorial Care fee?
- Should a cemetery register as a preneed seller when they sell grave spaces on a preneed basis?
- We are thinking about starting a community cemetery. Do we need approval from the Department of Commerce and Insurance, Burial Services Section?
- Do all cemeteries have to register with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Burial Services Section?
- Can annual cemetery reports be faxed or emailed to Burial Services?
Preneed Seller & Sales Agent
- Can I pay the consumer protection fee for preneed sales every year?
- Is there a limit to how many preneed sales agents a funeral establishment may have?
- Why do I have two numbers assigned to me?
- Can the annual funeral establishment reports be faxed or emailed?
- When is the consumer protection fee for preneed sales due?
- I have two funeral homes; do I need to register both as preneed sales?
Removal Services
- What type of insurance is needed to run a removal service?
- Does a Tennessee licensed funeral establishment need to register as a removal service?
- My removal service is physically located in another state, but I make removals and transport human remains in the State of Tennessee, should I apply for a removal service registration in Tennessee?
- How to Apply, Removal Services
Consumer Resources
- ★ How do I search to see if someone is licensed with the Funeral Directors, Embalmers & Burial Services?
- ★ How do I file a complaint?
- ★ What happens after I file a complaint with the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers?
- What can the State do if I have a legitimate grievance?
- How do I get information regarding complaints filed or disciplinary action taken against a licensee?
- Can I file a complaint anonymously?