Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 10TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 205CREMATORIES
RULE §205.5Acceptance of Remains
ISSUE 07/26/2019
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
A crematory establishment may accept deceased human remains for refrigeration before it receives authorization to cremate under Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 716 Subchapter B. A crematory not licensed as a funeral establishment may not accept deceased human remains for cremation until cremation is authorized by a justice of the peace or a medical examiner in the county in which the death occurred.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 10, 2019

TRD-201902170

Janice McCoy

Executive Director

Texas Funeral Service Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: August 25, 2019

For further information, please call: (512) 936-2469

 

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