Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 716.053
Delegation of Cremation Authorization Authority

(a)

An authorizing agent may delegate to a representative in writing the authority to execute a cremation authorization form.

(b)

An authorizing agent’s written delegation of authority must be notarized and include:

(1)

the name and address of the authorizing agent and the relationship of the authorizing agent to the deceased person;

(2)

the name and address of the representative; and

(3)

an acknowledgment by the authorizing agent that the representative may serve as the authorizing agent and execute the cremation authorization form.

(c)

A crematory establishment is not liable in a civil action for relying on a cremation authorization form executed by a representative of the authorizing agent to whom authority is delegated in accordance with this section.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: Section 716.053 — Delegation of Cremation Authorization Authority, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­716.­htm#716.­053 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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