GroundRules
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 694.001: DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY
- SUBTITLE B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY
- CHAPTER 694. BURIAL
The Department of State Health Services shall regulate the disposal, transportation, interment, and disinterment of dead bodies to the extent reasonable and necessary to protect public health and safety.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1506, eff. April 2, 2015.
Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON