Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES |
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
CHAPTER 181. VITAL STATISTICS |
SUBCHAPTER A. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
SECTION 181.4. Preservation of Bodies
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No human body may be held in any place or be in transit more than 24 hours after death and pending final disposition unless either maintained at a temperature within the range of 34 degrees - 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or is embalmed by a licensed embalmer in a manner approved by the Texas Funeral Service Commission, or by an embalmer licensed to practice in the state where death occurred or is encased in a container which insures against seepage of fluid and the escape of offensive odors.
Source Note: The provisions of this §181.4 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective October 8, 1990, 15 TexReg 5603; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904