Tex. Occupations Code § 651.402
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 651.402, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 651.402. RELATIONSHIP OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR TO FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Official statutory text
A person may act as a funeral director in directly or indirectly providing funeral services for compensation only if the person:
(1) is acting as a licensed employee of a licensed funeral establishment that has contracted to provide those funeral services; or
(2) is a licensed agent, subcontractor, or assignee of the licensed funeral establishment that has contracted to provide those funeral services.
(1) is acting as a licensed employee of a licensed funeral establishment that has contracted to provide those funeral services; or
(2) is a licensed agent, subcontractor, or assignee of the licensed funeral establishment that has contracted to provide those funeral services.
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