Is it necessary to hold both an embalming and funeral directing license to operate a funeral home?

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In Tennessee, running a funeral home involves two regulated activities: directing funeral services and embalming. The person in charge of the funeral home must hold a licensed funeral director license, while embalming—if performed—requires an embalmer license. Because both functions are legally regulated and commonly performed within a funeral home, you need both licenses to operate legally. A funeral home can employ separate staff for each function (an embalmer and a funeral director), but to legally provide all standard services, someone must hold the funeral director license and someone must hold the embalmer license.