Sec. 651.403. DESIGNATION OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR IN CHARGE; EFFECT OF VIOLATION. (a) A funeral establishment shall:
(1) designate to the commission a funeral director in charge; and
(2) promptly notify the commission of any change in that designation.
(b) The funeral director in charge is directly responsible for the funeral directing and embalming business of the funeral establishment.
(c) The funeral director in charge is ultimately responsible for compliance with the mortuary laws. The funeral director in charge may be charged with a violation of this chapter if a violation occurs in the funeral establishment.
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 I. Practice by License Holder
Section 651.401. First Call; Removal of Body
Section 651.402. Relationship of Funeral Director to Funeral Establishment
Section 651.403. Designation of Funeral Director in Charge; Effect of Violation
Section 651.404. Consumer Brochure
Section 651.405. Retail Price List; Funeral Establishment
Section 651.4055. Retail Price List; Crematory
Section 651.406. Purchase Agreement; Funeral Establishment
Section 651.4065. Purchase Agreement; Crematory
Section 651.407. Use of Body by School of Mortuary Science
Section 651.408. Use of Cemetery and Crematory Services
Section 651.4085. Interment or Entombment
Section 651.409. Notice to Next of Kin of Deceased Peace Officer