Tex. Health and Safety Code § 193.002
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 193.002, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 193.002. PERSON REQUIRED TO FILE.
Official statutory text
The person in charge of interment or in charge of removal of a body from a registration district for disposition shall:
(1) obtain and file the death certificate or fetal death certificate;
(2) enter on the certificate the information relating to disposition of the body;
(3) sign the certificate; and
(4) file the certificate electronically as specified by the state registrar.
(1) obtain and file the death certificate or fetal death certificate;
(2) enter on the certificate the information relating to disposition of the body;
(3) sign the certificate; and
(4) file the certificate electronically as specified by the state registrar.
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