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Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas
Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas
Section 691.001. Definitions - Sec. 691.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 691.002. Composition of Board - Sec. 691.002. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. (a) The Anatomical Board of...
Section 691.003. Sunset Provision - Sec. 691.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Anatomical Board of the State...
Section 691.004. Lobbyist Restrictions - Sec. 691.004. LOBBYIST RESTRICTIONS. A person may not serve as...
Section 691.005. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 691.005. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a...
Section 691.006. Reimbursement - Sec. 691.006. REIMBURSEMENT. A board member is not entitled to...
Section 691.007. Minutes; Records - Sec. 691.007. MINUTES; RECORDS. (a) The board may adopt rules...
Section 691.008. Fees; Audits - Sec. 691.008. FEES; AUDITS. (a) The board may set and...
Section 691.009. Information to Members and Employees - Sec. 691.009. INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. The board shall...
Section 691.010. Public Information and Participation; Complaints - Sec. 691.010. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION; COMPLAINTS. (a) The board...
Subchapter B. Donation and Distribution of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens
Section 691.021. Definition - Sec. 691.021. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "political subdivision" means a...
Section 691.022. General Duties - Sec. 691.022. GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The board shall distribute bodies...
Section 691.0225. Informational Document - Sec. 691.0225. INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENT. The board shall develop a document...
Section 691.023. Duty to Deliver Certain Bodies to Board - Sec. 691.023. DUTY TO DELIVER CERTAIN BODIES TO BOARD. (a)...
Section 691.024. Persons Who May Claim Body for Burial - Sec. 691.024. PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM BODY FOR BURIAL. (a)...
Section 691.025. Procedure After Death - Sec. 691.025. PROCEDURE AFTER DEATH. (a) If a body is...
Section 691.026. Body of Traveler - Sec. 691.026. BODY OF TRAVELER. If an unclaimed body is...
Section 691.027. Autopsy - Sec. 691.027. AUTOPSY. Only the board may grant permission to...
Section 691.028. Donation of Body by Written Instrument - Sec. 691.028. DONATION OF BODY BY WRITTEN INSTRUMENT. (a) An...
Section 691.029. Authority to Accept Bodies From Outside the State - Sec. 691.029. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT BODIES FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE....
Section 691.030. Board's Authority to Distribute Bodies and Anatomical Specimens - Sec. 691.030. BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO DISTRIBUTE BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS....
Section 691.031. Transportation of Bodies; Records - Sec. 691.031. TRANSPORTATION OF BODIES; RECORDS. (a) The board shall...
Section 691.032. Costs of Distribution - Sec. 691.032. COSTS OF DISTRIBUTION. A person or institution receiving...
Section 691.033. Use of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens - Sec. 691.033. USE OF BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS. (a) To...
Section 691.034. Regulation of Persons and Institutions Using Bodies and Anatomical Specimens - Sec. 691.034. REGULATION OF PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS USING BODIES AND...
Section 691.035. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 691.035. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Chapter 692 - Texas Anatomical Gift Act
Section 692.003. Manner of Executing Gift of Own Body - Sec. 692.003. MANNER OF EXECUTING GIFT OF OWN BODY. (a)...
Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Section 692A.001. Short Title - Sec. 692A.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 692A.002. Definitions - Sec. 692A.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adult" means an...
Section 692A.003. Applicability - Sec. 692A.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to an anatomical gift...
Section 692A.004. Persons Authorized to Make Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death - Sec. 692A.004. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S...
Section 692A.005. Manner of Making Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death - Sec. 692A.005. MANNER OF MAKING ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S DEATH....
Section 692A.006. Amending or Revoking Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death - Sec. 692A.006. AMENDING OR REVOKING ANATOMICAL GIFT BEFORE DONOR'S DEATH....
Section 692A.007. Refusal to Make Anatomical Gift; Effect of Refusal - Sec. 692A.007. REFUSAL TO MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT; EFFECT OF REFUSAL....
Section 692A.008. Preclusive Effect of Anatomical Gift, Amendment, or Revocation - Sec. 692A.008. PRECLUSIVE EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT, AMENDMENT, OR REVOCATION....
Section 692A.009. Who May Make Anatomical Gift of Decedent's Body or Part - Sec. 692A.009. WHO MAY MAKE ANATOMICAL GIFT OF DECEDENT'S BODY...
Section 692A.010. Manner of Making, Amending, or Revoking Anatomical Gift of Decedent's Body or Part - Sec. 692A.010. MANNER OF MAKING, AMENDING, OR REVOKING ANATOMICAL GIFT...
Section 692A.011. Persons That May Receive Anatomical Gift; Purpose of Anatomical Gift - Sec. 692A.011. PERSONS THAT MAY RECEIVE ANATOMICAL GIFT; PURPOSE OF...
Section 692A.012. Search and Notification - Sec. 692A.012. SEARCH AND NOTIFICATION. The donor card of a...
Section 692A.013. Delivery of Document of Gift Not Required; Right to Examine - Sec. 692A.013. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT OF GIFT NOT REQUIRED; RIGHT...
Section 692A.014. Rights and Duties of Procurement Organization and Others - Sec. 692A.014. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION AND OTHERS....
Section 692A.015. Coordination of Procurement and Use; Hospital Procedures - Sec. 692A.015. COORDINATION OF PROCUREMENT AND USE; HOSPITAL PROCEDURES. Each...
Section 692A.016. Sale or Purchase of Parts Prohibited - Sec. 692A.016. SALE OR PURCHASE OF PARTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except...
Section 692A.017. Other Prohibited Acts - Sec. 692A.017. OTHER PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A person commits an...
Section 692A.018. Immunity - Sec. 692A.018. IMMUNITY. (a) A person who acts in good...
Section 692A.019. Law Governing Validity; Choice of Law as to Execution of Document of Gift; Presumption of Validity - Sec. 692A.019. LAW GOVERNING VALIDITY; CHOICE OF LAW AS TO...
Section 692A.020. Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry; Education Program - Sec. 692A.020. GLENDA DAWSON DONATE LIFE-TEXAS REGISTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a)...
Section 692A.021. Effect of Anatomical Gift on Advance Directive - Sec. 692A.021. EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVE. (a)...
Section 692A.022. Uniformity of Application and Construction - Sec. 692A.022. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and...
Section 692A.023. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - Sec. 692A.023. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL...
Chapter 693 - Removal of Body Parts, Body Tissue, and Corneal Tissue
Subchapter A. Removal of Body Parts or Tissue
Section 693.001. Definition - Sec. 693.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "visceral organ" means the...
Section 693.002. Removal of Body Part or Tissue From Decedent Who Died Under Circumstances Requiring an Inquest - Sec. 693.002. REMOVAL OF BODY PART OR TISSUE FROM DECEDENT...
Section 693.003. Consent Not Required in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 693.003. CONSENT NOT REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. If a...
Section 693.005. Immunity From Damages in Civil Action - Sec. 693.005. IMMUNITY FROM DAMAGES IN CIVIL ACTION. In a...
Section 693.006. Removal of Corneal Tissue - Sec. 693.006. REMOVAL OF CORNEAL TISSUE. On a request from...
Subchapter C. Eye Enucleation
Section 693.021. Definition - Sec. 693.021. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "ophthalmologist" means a person...
Section 693.022. Persons Who May Enucleate Eye as Anatomical Gift - Sec. 693.022. PERSONS WHO MAY ENUCLEATE EYE AS ANATOMICAL GIFT....
Section 693.023. Eye Enucleation Course - Sec. 693.023. EYE ENUCLEATION COURSE. Each person, other than a...
Section 693.024. Requisites of Eye Enucleation Course - Sec. 693.024. REQUISITES OF EYE ENUCLEATION COURSE. The course in...
Chapter 694 - Burial
Section 694.001. Duties of Department of State Health Services - Sec. 694.001. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. The...
Section 694.002. Duty of Commissioners Court Concerning Disposition of Body of Deceased Paupers - Sec. 694.002. DUTY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT CONCERNING DISPOSITION OF BODY...
Section 694.003. Power of Governing Body of Type a General-Law Municipality Concerning Burial - Sec. 694.003. POWER OF GOVERNING BODY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW...
Chapter 695 - In-Casket Identification
Section 695.001. Definitions - Sec. 695.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Casket" means a...
Section 695.002. Identification of Deceased Person - Sec. 695.002. IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASED PERSON. The commission shall ensure...
Section 695.003. Rules - Sec. 695.003. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to enforce...
Chapter 696 - Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains
Section 696.001. Definitions - Sec. 696.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Verification information" means...
Section 696.002. Applicability - Sec. 696.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to any person who...
Section 696.003. Authorization to Release Information - Sec. 696.003. AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION. A person who possesses...
Section 696.004. Transfer of Unclaimed Cremated Remains - Sec. 696.004. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS. A person who...
Section 696.005. Civil Immunity - Sec. 696.005. CIVIL IMMUNITY. (a) A person who releases verification...
Chapter 697 - Disposition of Embryonic and Fetal Tissue Remains
Section 697.001. Purpose - Sec. 697.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 697.002. Definitions - Sec. 697.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Cremation" means the...
Section 697.003. Applicability of Other Law - Sec. 697.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Embryonic and fetal tissue...
Section 697.004. Disposition of Embryonic and Fetal Tissue Remains - Sec. 697.004. DISPOSITION OF EMBRYONIC AND FETAL TISSUE REMAINS. (a)...
Section 697.005. Burial or Cremation Assistance Registry - Sec. 697.005. BURIAL OR CREMATION ASSISTANCE REGISTRY. The department shall:...
Section 697.006. Ethical Fetal Remains Grant Program - Sec. 697.006. ETHICAL FETAL REMAINS GRANT PROGRAM. The department shall...
Section 697.007. Suspension or Revocation of License - Sec. 697.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. The department may...
Section 697.008. Civil Penalty - Sec. 697.008. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person that violates this...
Section 697.009. Rules - Sec. 697.009. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to...