Part 10.
TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION
Chapter 205.
CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES
22 TAC §205.6
The Texas Funeral Service Commission (commission) adopts
new §205.6, concerning Contracts for Direct Cremation Services without
changes to the text as published in the October 8, 2004, issue of the
The new section reflects the holding of Attorney General Opinion GA-0218
(2004) that an authorizing agent may contract directly for cremation services
if the crematory is also licensed as a funeral establishment or if the authorizing
agent receives written authorization from either a justice of the peace or
medical examiner.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the new section.
The new section is adopted under the authority of the Texas Occupations
Code, §651.152 which authorizes the commission to issue such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to administer Chapter 651.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the new section.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on December 31, 2004.
TRD-200407532
O.C. "Chet" Robbins
Executive Director
Texas Funeral Service Commission
Effective date: January 20, 2005
Proposal publication date: October 8, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 936-2466
Chapter 209.
ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PERSONS LICENSED BY THE COMMISSION