Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers / Burial Services
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News and Information
- NEW! notice of Hearing - Cole & Garrett Funeral Home and Cremation Services, an establishment owned by Stewart Enterprises, Inc., seeks to invalidate Rule 0660-06-.02 prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices
- Notice of Rulemaking Hearing - Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers - Sept. 8, 2009 at 10:00 A.M.
- Halls Memory Garden, Inc., in Knox County:
- Memorandum to Funeral Establishments - Preneed Report Forms for Establishments and Trustees
- Memorandum to Cemetery Companies - Annual Report Forms for Cemeteries and Trustees
- Announcement: Office Moved!
- Our office has moved to the 2nd Floor of the Andrew Johnson Building located at 710 James Robertson Parkway.
- The cashier's office for any licensee wanting to pay in person remains in the Davy Crockett Tower located at 500 James Robertson Parkway.
- The mailing address for this office remains the same as listed on the right side of this page under Contact Information.
- Important Developments: NPS/Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company
- Consent Order: National Prearranged Services, Inc. (NPS) and Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company 04/15/2008
- Press Release: Identity Theft Scam Targets Families of Recently Deceased 04/11/2008
- Letter to National Prearranged Services (NPS)
- New Preneed Sales Agent Form is available by clicking on Preneed under Applications and Forms.
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Contact Info
Mailing Address:
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers / Burial Services Sections
Davy Crockett Tower
500 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243-1144
Telephone:
Phone: 615-741-5062
Fax: 615-532-1903
Rules and Laws
- Laws:
- Rules:
- Funeral
- Preneed
- Cemetery
- 'New' Rules (Rules which may be changing)
- Advisory Bulletins:
- Preneed Sellers [pdf]
- Cemetery Legislative Change [pdf]
- Allowable Cemetery Installation Rates and Minimum Procurement Deposit Amounts [pdf]
Other Resources
Mission
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.
It is the mission of these offices to protect the public health, safety and welfare by ensuring compliance with the statutes and rules governing the funeral industry, preneed funeral contract sales and cemeteries.
