Any person desiring to engage in the practice of embalming or in the business or practice of funeral directing and who has not been licensed to do so shall make written application to the board through the division director for such license. Such application shall be upon such form and shall be submitted in such manner as shall be prescribed by the board and the applicant shall pay such fee as may be fixed by the board. Before being issued a license to practice funeral directing or embalming in this state, all applicants shall pass an examination approved by the board which tests their qualifications and skill in either funeral directing or embalming, or both, as the case may be; and such examination shall be made in the manner provided for in this article and by the board through rules and regulations.
History. Code 1981, § 43-18-40 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 18 - Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories
Article 1 - Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories
Part 3 - Licenses for Funeral Directors and Embalmers
§ 43-18-40. Application for License; Examination
§ 43-18-41. Qualifications of Embalmer or Funeral Director Applicants
§ 43-18-42. Reciprocity; Examination Upon Meeting Qualifications
§ 43-18-43. Biennial Renewal of Licenses
§ 43-18-43.1. Application for Reinstatement of Licensure
§ 43-18-45. Transferability of Licenses
§ 43-18-46. Grounds for Denial or Revocation of License or Registration; Other Discipline
§ 43-18-48. Refusal to Grant License or Registration
§ 43-18-49. Reinstatement of Revoked License
§ 43-18-50. Application for Funeral Service Apprenticeship; Period of Apprenticeship
§ 43-18-51. Renewal of Registration of Apprenticeship
§ 43-18-52. Supervision and Control of Apprentices; Reporting Hours Served
§ 43-18-53. Leaves of Absence During Apprenticeship
§ 43-18-55. Continuing Education Requirements for Embalmers
§ 43-18-56. Continuing Education Requirements for Funeral Directors