Rules of the Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers — Introduction

RULES OF THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 500 James Robertson Parkway 2nd Floor, Davy Crockett Building Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Chapters Title

0660-01 ...................................................................................................................General Provisions

0660-02 .............................................................................................................................Examinations

0660-03 ..........................................................................................................................................Fees

0660-04 ...............................................................................................................................Apprentices

0660-05 ............................................................................................Funeral Directors and Embalmers

0660-06 ...........................................................................................................Funeral Establishments

0660-07 ....................................................................Rules of Procedure for Hearing Contested Cases

0660-08 ............................................................................................................................Civil Penalties

0660-09 ..................................................................................................Requirements for a Crematory

0660-10 ................................................................................................................Continuing Education

0660-11 ……………………………………………………………….….Standards of Service and Practice

0660-12 ……………………………………………………………………………………..Removal Service

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY Original chapters 0660-01 through 0660-04 certified May 24, 1974, under Chapter 491 of the Public Acts of 1974 as rules in effect when Chapter 491 became effective. The Administrative History following each rule gives the date on which the rule was certified or the date on which the rule was filed and its effective date if promulgated after March 11, 1974. The Administrative History after each rule also shows the date of any amendments or repeals. Chapter 0660-05 filed June 24, 1974; effective July 24, 1974. Chapter 0660-06 filed January 28, 1975; effective April 28, 1975. Amendment to rule 0660-05-.01 filed March 23, 1977; effective July 14, 1977. Amendment to rule 0660-03-.01 filed June 14, 1977; effective July 14, 1977. Original chapter 0660-07 filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979. Repeal and new chapters 0660-01 through 0660-06 filed June 13, 1980; effective September 29, 1980. Amendment to rule 0660-06-02-.01 filed February 20, 1985; effective March 22, 1985. Repeal and new chapter 0660-06 filed February 20, 1985; effective March 22, 1985. Amendments to rules 0660-02-.01, 0660-02-.02, 0660-03-.01, 0660-03-.02 and 0660-06-.03 filed December 12, 1985; effective January 11, 1986. Amendments to rules 0660-01-.01 and 0660-01-.02 filed August 26, 1986; effective November 29, 1986. Original chapter 0660-08 filed September 22, 1987; effective November 6, 1987. Amendments to rules 0660-03-.01 through 0660-03-.03 filed August 31, 1989; effective October 15, 1989. Original rules 0660-03-.04 through 0660-03-.06 filed August 31, 1989; effective October 15, 1989. Amendment to rules 0660-01-.02, 0660-06-.01 and original chapter 0660-09 filed August 30, 1991; effective October 14, 1991. Original rule 0660-10 filed May 28, 1999; effective August 11, 1999. Amendment to rule 0660-04-.03 filed May 12, 2000; effective September 28, 2000. Amendment to rules 0660-03-.01 through 0660-03-.04 and Original rules 0660-03-.07 through 0660-03- .10 filed April 4, 2002; effective June 18, 2002. Amendment to rule 0660-10-.04 filed August 29, 2002; effective December 27, 2002. Amendments to rules 0660-01-.01 through .04, 0660-02-.02, 0660-03-.06 through .10, 0660-10-.03 and to chapters 0660-04, 0660-05, 0660-06, 0660-07 and 0660-08 filed December 7, 2009; effective March 7, 2010. Repeal of rule 0660-10-.02 filed December 7, 2009; effective March 7, 2010. New chapter 0660-11 filed December 7, 2009; effective March 7, 2010. Emergency rule 0660-03-.11 filed January 3, 2014; effective through July 2, 2014. Emergency rule expired July 3, 2014; rule reverted to its previous status. Emergency chapter 0660-12 filed January 3, 2014; effective through July 2, 2014. Emergency rules expired July 2, 2014; rules reverted to reserved status. Amendments to rules 0660-03-.04 through .05, 0660-04-.02, 0660-05-.01, 0660-08-.01, 0660-09.01, and

0660-11-.05 filed June 2, 2014; effective August 31, 2014. Original rule 0660-05-.04 filed August 5, 2014; effective November 2, 2014. Original rule 0660-03-.11 filed December 3, 2014; effective March 3, 2015. Original rule 0060-12-.01 filed December 3, 2014; effective March 3, 2015. Amendments to rules 0660-01-.03, 0660-02-.01, 0660-02-.02, 0660-03-.01, 0660-03-.03, 0660-04-.01,

0660-05-.01, 0660-06-.01, 0660-06-.02, 0660-06-.04, 0660-09-.01, 0660-10-.03, 0660-10-.04, 0660-10- .05, 0660-11-.02, 0660-11-.05, 0660-11-.07, and 0660-12-.01 and original rule 0660-03-.12 filed December 12, 2018; effective March 12, 2019. Amendments to rule 0660-11-.05 expired pursuant to Chapter 429, § 1 of the 2019 Public Acts, effective May 21, 2019, and the rule reverted to its previous status. Amendments to rules 0660-05-.01 and 0660-11-.05 filed November 4, 2022; effective February 2, 2023. Amendments to rules 0660-01-.04, 0660-02-.02, 0660-04-.01, 0660-05-.01, 0660-08-.01, 0660-10-.03, and 0660-10-.04 filed November 7, 2025; effective February 5, 2026. Amendments to rules 0660-03-.01 through 0660-03-.05, 0660-03-.07, and 0660-03-.09 through 0660-03- .12 filed April 2, 2026; effective July 1, 2026.