Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 694.001
Duties of Department of State Health Services


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.

Source: Section 694.001 — Duties of Department of State Health Services, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­694.­htm#694.­001 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 694.001’s source at texas​.gov