Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming

Section 651.105. Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information - Sec. 651.105. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The commission...

Section 651.106. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations - Sec. 651.106. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The executive...

Section 651.107. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report - Sec. 651.107. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT. (a) The executive...

Subchapter D. Commission Powers and Duties

Section 651.151. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 651.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission shall...

Section 651.152. Rules; Procedures; Forms - Sec. 651.152. RULES; PROCEDURES; FORMS. The commission shall adopt rules,...

Section 651.1525. Early Participation in Rulemaking Process; Guidelines - Sec. 651.1525. EARLY PARTICIPATION IN RULEMAKING PROCESS; GUIDELINES. (a) Before...

Section 651.153. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 651.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 651.154. Fees - Sec. 651.154. FEES. (a) The commission by rule shall establish...

Section 651.155. Fee Exemption for Military Service - Sec. 651.155. FEE EXEMPTION FOR MILITARY SERVICE. (a) On presentation...

Section 651.156. Subpoena - Sec. 651.156. SUBPOENA. (a) The commission may issue a subpoena...

Section 651.157. Inspection of Crematory or Funeral Establishment - Sec. 651.157. INSPECTION OF CREMATORY OR FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Except...

Section 651.158. Inspection of Certain Facilities - Sec. 651.158. INSPECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) The commission may...

Section 651.159. Memorandum of Understanding: Prepaid Funeral Services - Sec. 651.159. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: PREPAID FUNERAL SERVICES. (a) The...

Section 651.160. Memorandum of Understanding: Funeral Establishment Requirements - Sec. 651.160. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The...

Section 651.162. Annual Report - Sec. 651.162. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The commission shall prepare a...

Section 651.163. Request for Attorney General's Opinion - Sec. 651.163. REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION. A request for...

Section 651.164. License Expiration; Term - Sec. 651.164. LICENSE EXPIRATION; TERM. (a) A license issued under...

Section 651.165. Renewal or Reinstatement of License - Sec. 651.165. RENEWAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE. (a) A person...

Section 651.1655. Reinstatement of Suspended License - Sec. 651.1655. REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSE. A person whose license...

Section 651.166. Use of Technology - Sec. 651.166. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The commission shall develop and...

Section 651.167. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures - Sec. 651.167. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a)...

Subchapter E. Public Interest and Complaint Information

Section 651.201. Public Interest Information - Sec. 651.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall prepare...

Section 651.202. Complaints - Sec. 651.202. COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission by rule shall establish...

Section 651.203. Record of Complaints - Sec. 651.203. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission shall maintain...

Section 651.2035. Confidentiality of Complaint Information - Sec. 651.2035. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINT INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 651.204. Public Participation - Sec. 651.204. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The commission shall develop and...

Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers

Section 651.251. License Required - Sec. 651.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Funeral directing may be performed...

Section 651.252. License Application - Sec. 651.252. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a funeral...

Section 651.253. General License Requirements - Sec. 651.253. GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be eligible for...

Section 651.254. License Examinations; Results - Sec. 651.254. LICENSE EXAMINATIONS; RESULTS. (a) The examinations for a...

Section 651.255. Examinations Required for Funeral Director's License - Sec. 651.255. EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED FOR FUNERAL DIRECTOR'S LICENSE. The commission...

Section 651.256. Examinations Required for Embalmer's License - Sec. 651.256. EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED FOR EMBALMER'S LICENSE. The commission shall...

Section 651.257. Foreign Students; Certificate of Merit - Sec. 651.257. FOREIGN STUDENTS; CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. (a) A citizen...

Section 651.258. License Issuance - Sec. 651.258. LICENSE ISSUANCE. On issuance of a funeral director's...

Section 651.259. Application by Out-of-State License Holder - Sec. 651.259. APPLICATION BY OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE HOLDER. (a) The commission...

Section 651.260. Duplicate License - Sec. 651.260. DUPLICATE LICENSE. (a) A license holder may apply...

Section 651.261. Posting of License - Sec. 651.261. POSTING OF LICENSE. A license holder shall conspicuously...

Section 651.264. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 651.264. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...

Section 651.265. Renewal for Certain Retired Applicants; Inactive Status - Sec. 651.265. RENEWAL FOR CERTAIN RETIRED APPLICANTS; INACTIVE STATUS. (a)...

Section 651.266. Continuing Education - Sec. 651.266. CONTINUING EDUCATION. The commission by rule may require...

Section 651.267. Reissuance of Revoked License - Sec. 651.267. REISSUANCE OF REVOKED LICENSE. (a) On application, the...

Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders

Section 651.301. Provisional License Required - Sec. 651.301. PROVISIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED. A person must obtain a...

Section 651.302. Application; Issuance of Provisional License - Sec. 651.302. APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The commission...

Section 651.303. Provisional License Program - Sec. 651.303. PROVISIONAL LICENSE PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall prescribe...

Section 651.3035. Mortuary College Credit for Provisional License Program - Sec. 651.3035. MORTUARY COLLEGE CREDIT FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSE PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 651.304. Employment Notification - Sec. 651.304. EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION. (a) On entering employment with a...

Section 651.3045. Term of Provisional License - Sec. 651.3045. TERM OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) Except as provided...

Section 651.305. Renewal or Reinstatement of Provisional License - Sec. 651.305. RENEWAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) ,...

Section 651.3055. Reapplication for Provisional License - Sec. 651.3055. REAPPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) A person who...

Section 651.306. Personal Supervision - Sec. 651.306. PERSONAL SUPERVISION. For the purposes of this chapter,...

Subchapter H. License Requirements: Funeral and Commercial Embalmer Establishments

Section 651.351. Funeral Establishment License Requirements - Sec. 651.351. FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A funeral establishment...

Section 651.352. Commercial Embalmers Establishment License Requirements - Sec. 651.352. COMMERCIAL EMBALMERS ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this...

Section 651.354. Renewal of Funeral Establishment License - Sec. 651.354. RENEWAL OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE. (a) The commission...

Subchapter I. Practice by License Holder

Section 651.401. First Call; Removal of Body - Sec. 651.401. FIRST CALL; REMOVAL OF BODY. (a) First call...

Section 651.402. Relationship of Funeral Director to Funeral Establishment - Sec. 651.402. RELATIONSHIP OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR TO FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT. A...

Section 651.403. Designation of Funeral Director in Charge; Effect of Violation - Sec. 651.403. DESIGNATION OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR IN CHARGE; EFFECT OF...

Section 651.404. Consumer Brochure - Sec. 651.404. CONSUMER BROCHURE. When funeral services are discussed, a...

Section 651.405. Retail Price List; Funeral Establishment - Sec. 651.405. RETAIL PRICE LIST; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT. (a) "Retail price...

Section 651.4055. Retail Price List; Crematory - Sec. 651.4055. RETAIL PRICE LIST; CREMATORY. (a) In this section,...

Section 651.406. Purchase Agreement; Funeral Establishment - Sec. 651.406. PURCHASE AGREEMENT; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT. (a) A purchase agreement...

Section 651.4065. Purchase Agreement; Crematory - Sec. 651.4065. PURCHASE AGREEMENT; CREMATORY. (a) A purchase agreement must...

Section 651.407. Use of Body by School of Mortuary Science - Sec. 651.407. USE OF BODY BY SCHOOL OF MORTUARY SCIENCE....

Section 651.408. Use of Cemetery and Crematory Services - Sec. 651.408. USE OF CEMETERY AND CREMATORY SERVICES. The fact...

Section 651.4085. Interment or Entombment - Sec. 651.4085. INTERMENT OR ENTOMBMENT. (a) A funeral director who...

Section 651.409. Notice to Next of Kin of Deceased Peace Officer - Sec. 651.409. NOTICE TO NEXT OF KIN OF DECEASED PEACE...

Section 651.410. Authorized Release of Information - Sec. 651.410. AUTHORIZED RELEASE OF INFORMATION. Nothing in this chapter...

Subchapter J. Prohibited Practices

Section 651.451. Certain Fraudulent and Deceptive Acts - Sec. 651.451. CERTAIN FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE ACTS. A person violates...

Section 651.452. Lack of Fitness to Practice - Sec. 651.452. LACK OF FITNESS TO PRACTICE. A person violates...

Section 651.453. Unethical Advertising - Sec. 651.453. UNETHICAL ADVERTISING. A person violates this chapter if...

Section 651.454. Other Unethical Conduct in Soliciting Customers - Sec. 651.454. OTHER UNETHICAL CONDUCT IN SOLICITING CUSTOMERS. (a) A...

Section 651.455. False or Misleading Statements Regarding Funeral Merchandise or Funeral, Cemetery, or Crematory Services - Sec. 651.455. FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS REGARDING FUNERAL MERCHANDISE OR...

Section 651.456. Unethical Conduct Regarding Custody of Dead Human Body - Sec. 651.456. UNETHICAL CONDUCT REGARDING CUSTODY OF DEAD HUMAN BODY....

Section 651.457. Unethical Conduct Regarding Embalming - Sec. 651.457. UNETHICAL CONDUCT REGARDING EMBALMING. (a) A person violates...

Section 651.458. Unethical Conduct by Funeral Establishment - Sec. 651.458. UNETHICAL CONDUCT BY FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT. A person violates...

Section 651.459. Other Unethical Conduct in Providing Funeral Services - Sec. 651.459. OTHER UNETHICAL CONDUCT IN PROVIDING FUNERAL SERVICES. (a)...

Section 651.460. Prohibited Practices Related to Failure to Comply With Other Legal Requirements - Sec. 651.460. PROHIBITED PRACTICES RELATED TO FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH...

Section 651.461. Defense to Violation - Sec. 651.461. DEFENSE TO VIOLATION. A person licensed under this...

Subchapter K. Disciplinary Actions and Procedures and License Denials

Section 651.501. General Disciplinary Powers of Commission - Sec. 651.501. GENERAL DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF COMMISSION. (a) After a...

Section 651.5011. Charging Funeral Director in Charge With Violation - Sec. 651.5011. CHARGING FUNERAL DIRECTOR IN CHARGE WITH VIOLATION. In...

Section 651.502. License Denial; Effect of Criminal Conviction - Sec. 651.502. LICENSE DENIAL; EFFECT OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION. (a) The...

Section 651.5025. Immediate License Revocation; Effect of Certain Felony Convictions - Sec. 651.5025. IMMEDIATE LICENSE REVOCATION; EFFECT OF CERTAIN FELONY CONVICTIONS....

Section 651.5026. Temporary License Suspension or Restriction; Disciplinary Panel - Sec. 651.5026. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION; DISCIPLINARY PANEL. (a)...

Section 651.503. Warning; Report by License Holder - Sec. 651.503. WARNING; REPORT BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) The commission...

Section 651.504. Reprimand - Sec. 651.504. REPRIMAND. The commission may, after a hearing as...

Section 651.505. Probation - Sec. 651.505. PROBATION. (a) If the commission places on probation...

Section 651.506. Disciplinary Proceedings; Hearing Proceedings - Sec. 651.506. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS; HEARING PROCEEDINGS. (a) A proceeding conducted...

Section 651.5061. Waiver of Hearing by Funeral or Crematory Establishment - Sec. 651.5061. WAIVER OF HEARING BY FUNERAL OR CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT....

Section 651.507. Effect of Multiple Violations - Sec. 651.507. EFFECT OF MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS. (a) The commission or...

Section 651.508. Enforcement of Law Regulating Crematories - Sec. 651.508. ENFORCEMENT OF LAW REGULATING CREMATORIES. For purposes of...

Subchapter L. Administrative Penalties

Section 651.551. Assessment of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 651.551. ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission may...

Section 651.5515. Penalty Guidelines - Sec. 651.5515. PENALTY GUIDELINES. (a) The commission by rule shall...

Section 651.552. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 651.552. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the...

Section 651.553. Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 651.553. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a)...

Section 651.554. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested - Sec. 651.554. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...

Section 651.555. Options After Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 651.555. OPTIONS AFTER DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) If...

Section 651.556. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 651.556. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. On the commission's request, the...

Section 651.557. Remittance of Penalty - Sec. 651.557. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY. If, after judicial review, the...

Section 651.558. License Suspension for Failure to Comply - Sec. 651.558. LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY. (a) The...

Section 651.559. Enforcement of Law Regulating Crematories - Sec. 651.559. ENFORCEMENT OF LAW REGULATING CREMATORIES. For purposes of...

Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 651.601. Injunction - Sec. 651.601. INJUNCTION. (a) The commission in its own name...

Section 651.602. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 651.602. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 651.603. Refund - Sec. 651.603. REFUND. (a) The commission may order a license...

Subchapter N. Licensing Requirements: Crematories

Section 651.651. Definitions - Sec. 651.651. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Cremation" means the...

Section 651.652. Applicability - Sec. 651.652. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...

Section 651.656. Crematory Establishment License Required - Sec. 651.656. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may...

Section 651.657. Crematory Establishment License Application - Sec. 651.657. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for...

Section 651.658. Crematory Establishment License Renewal and Annual Report; Penalty - Sec. 651.658. CREMATORY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE RENEWAL AND ANNUAL REPORT; PENALTY....

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Texas Statutes Title 3 - Health Professions Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming

Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming