Georgia Code
Part 3 - Licenses for Funeral Directors and Embalmers
§ 43-18-41. Qualifications of Embalmer or Funeral Director Applicants

History. Code 1981, § 43-18-41 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 43; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2762, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1322, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 22/SB 195; Ga. L. 2022, p. 168, § 10(5)/SB 397.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “state approved high school equivalency (HSE)” for “general education development” in paragraph (a)(3).

Structure Georgia Code

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

§ 43-18-44. Display of Renewal License, Wall Certificate, or Apprentice Registration in Office or Place of Business

§ 43-18-45. Transferability of Licenses

§ 43-18-46. Grounds for Denial or Revocation of License or Registration; Other Discipline

§ 43-18-47. Revocation Hearing; Service on Licensee or Applicant; Revocation or Restriction of License or Registration

§ 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

§ 43-18-54. Refusal to Grant Apprenticeship Registration; Grounds for Suspension, Revocation, Limitation Of, or Refusal to Renew Registration; Reregistration

§ 43-18-55. Continuing Education Requirements for Embalmers

§ 43-18-56. Continuing Education Requirements for Funeral Directors