Sec. 691.034. REGULATION OF PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS USING BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS. (a) The board shall inspect and may approve institutions and other persons for the receipt and use of bodies and anatomical specimens under this chapter.
(b) The board may investigate a person or institution if the board has reason to believe that the person or institution has improperly used a body or anatomical specimen.
(c) The board may suspend or revoke a person's or institution's authorization to receive and use or dissect bodies or anatomical specimens if the board determines that the person or institution has improperly used a body or anatomical specimen.
(d) A person or institution is entitled to a hearing before the board or a hearing examiner appointed by the board before the board may revoke the person's or institution's authorization to receive and use or dissect bodies or anatomical specimens. The board shall make all final decisions to suspend or revoke an authorization.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body
Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body
Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas
Subchapter B. Donation and Distribution of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens
Section 691.022. General Duties
Section 691.0225. Informational Document
Section 691.023. Duty to Deliver Certain Bodies to Board
Section 691.024. Persons Who May Claim Body for Burial
Section 691.025. Procedure After Death
Section 691.026. Body of Traveler
Section 691.028. Donation of Body by Written Instrument
Section 691.029. Authority to Accept Bodies From Outside the State
Section 691.030. Board's Authority to Distribute Bodies and Anatomical Specimens
Section 691.031. Transportation of Bodies; Records
Section 691.032. Costs of Distribution
Section 691.033. Use of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens
Section 691.034. Regulation of Persons and Institutions Using Bodies and Anatomical Specimens