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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 62-5-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 62-5-102. Persons Exempt From Chapter - Nothing in this chapter shall be constituted to prevent or...
§ 62-5-105. Hearings and Judicial Review - The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter...
§ 62-5-106. Advertisements - Any advertisement by a funeral director or embalmer for the...
Part 2 - Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
§ 62-5-202. Oath of Members - Members of the board, before entering upon their duties, shall...
§ 62-5-203. President — Rules and Regulations - The board has the power to select from its members...
§ 62-5-204. [reserved.] - The director of the division of regulatory boards or the...
Part 3 - Licensing
§ 62-5-301. Publication of Examination Rules - The board of funeral directors and embalmers shall publish its...
§ 62-5-302. Preservation of Examination Papers - All manuscripts submitted in answer to questions on any examination...
§ 62-5-314. Use of Names of Unregistered Persons Restricted - The name of any living person who has not been...
Part 4 - Tennessee Prepaid Funeral Benefits Act
§ 62-5-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 62-5-402. Scope of Part - This part governs the qualifications and procedures for registration and...
§ 62-5-403. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
§ 62-5-412. Transfer of Registration - A pre-need seller registration may be transferred to a new...
§ 62-5-415. Violations - A violation of this part is a Class C misdemeanor.
§ 62-5-416. Injunction - In addition to other remedies, an action of injunction may...
§ 62-5-417. Fraud — Treble Damages - In civil actions, in which the prevailing party proves fraud...
Part 5 - Cremation
§ 62-5-501. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 62-5-510. Removal of Devices or Implants From Remains - If a funeral director delivers the decedent to a crematory...
§ 62-5-512. Cremation Without a Casket - No operator of a crematory facility shall require a person...
§ 62-5-513. Delay of Cremation - If a person who signs the death certificate, a district...
Part 6 - Continuing Education
§ 62-5-602. Reciprocity for Nonresident Licensees - A nonresident licensee of this state who holds a valid...
§ 62-5-603. Approval of Courses — Qualification - A continuing education course or workshop shall be qualified for...
§ 62-5-604. Credit for Serving as Lecturer or Discussion Leader - A licensee who serves as a lecturer or discussion leader...
§ 62-5-606. Written List of Approved Courses - The board may annually or on request provide licensees with...
§ 62-5-609. Proof of Coursework Required for License Renewal - Each applicant for renewal of a funeral director's or embalmer's...
§ 62-5-611. Withdrawal of Approval for Program - Approval of any continuing education program may be withdrawn by...
Part 7 - Disposition of Human Remains
§ 62-5-701. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 62-5-703. Order in Which Rights to Control Vest - Except as set forth in § 62-5-704, and in the...
§ 62-5-704. Circumstances Under Which Rights Forfeited - A person entitled under § 62-5-703 to the right of...
§ 62-5-705. Petition to Court With Probate Jurisdiction to Make Determination in Case of Dispute Concerning Disposition — Considerations in Determination - If two (2) or more persons hold the right of...
§ 62-5-707. Funeral Establishment's Right to Rely on Contract or Authorization - Any person signing a funeral service agreement, cremation authorization form,...
§ 62-5-708. Reasonable Reliance Upon Instructions - No funeral establishment or funeral director who relies reasonably in...
§ 62-5-709. Release of Remains to Selected Funeral Establishment - A funeral establishment that has custody of the remains of...