Sec. 651.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Funeral directing may be performed only by a funeral director or a provisional license holder or qualified mortuary student under the supervision and direction of a funeral director. A person may not engage or profess to be engaged in the business of funeral directing or hold the person out to the public as a funeral director unless the person is licensed as a funeral director.
(b) Embalming may be performed only by an embalmer or a provisional license holder or qualified mortuary student under the supervision and direction of an embalmer. A person may not engage or profess to be engaged in the business of embalming or hold the person out to the public as an embalmer unless the person is licensed as an embalmer.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming
Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming
Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Section 651.251. License Required
Section 651.252. License Application
Section 651.253. General License Requirements
Section 651.254. License Examinations; Results
Section 651.255. Examinations Required for Funeral Director's License
Section 651.256. Examinations Required for Embalmer's License
Section 651.257. Foreign Students; Certificate of Merit
Section 651.258. License Issuance
Section 651.259. Application by Out-of-State License Holder
Section 651.260. Duplicate License
Section 651.261. Posting of License
Section 651.264. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner
Section 651.265. Renewal for Certain Retired Applicants; Inactive Status