25 Tex. Admin. Code § 181.2 - Assuming Custody of Body
(a)
The funeral director, or person acting as such, who assumes custody of a dead
body or fetus shall obtain an electronically filed report of death through a
Vital Statistics Section system or complete a report of death before
transporting the body. The report of death shall within 24 hours be mailed or
otherwise transmitted to the Local Registrar of the district in which the death
occurred or in which the body was found. A copy of the completed or
electronically filed report of death as prescribed by the Vital Statistics
Section shall serve as authority to transport or bury the body or fetus within
this state.
(b) If a dead body or
fetus is to be removed from this state, transported by common carrier within
this state, or cremated, the funeral director, or person acting as such, shall
obtain a burial-transit permit from the Local Registrar where the death
certificate is or will be filed, or from the State Registrar electronically
through a Vital Statistics Section electronic death registration system. The
registrar shall not issue a burial-transit permit until a certificate of death,
completed in so far as possible, has been presented (See §
181.6 of
this title (relating to Disinterment)).
(c) The funeral director, or person acting as
such, shall furnish the sexton or other person in charge of a cemetery with the
information required.
(d) If a
county elects to expedite death certificates pursuant to Texas Health and
Safety Code § 193.0025, the funeral director, or person acting as such,
who assumes custody of the dead body or fetus will work with the Local
Registrar to ensure that a copy of the decedent's death certificate is issued
to the requestor not later than 48 hours after the requestor's request if all
statutory requirements are met. The department, using existing resources and
programs to the extent possible, shall provide technical support.
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