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TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.012. Search and Notification

Sec. 692A.012.  SEARCH AND NOTIFICATION.  The donor card of a person who is involved in an accident or other trauma shall accompany the person to the hospital or other health care facility.  The driver's license or personal identification certificate indicating an affirmative statement of gift of a person who is involved in an accident or other trauma shall accompany the person to the hospital or health care facility if the person does not have a donor card.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.013. Delivery of Document of Gift Not Required; Right to Examine

Sec. 692A.013.  DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT OF GIFT NOT REQUIRED; RIGHT TO EXAMINE.  (a)  A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.(b)  On or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under Section 692A.011.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.015. Coordination of Procurement and Use; Hospital Procedures

Sec. 692A.015.  COORDINATION OF PROCUREMENT AND USE; HOSPITAL PROCEDURES.  Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts. Each hospital must have a protocol that ensures its maintenance of an effective donation system in order to maximize organ, tissue, and eye donation. The protocol must:(1)  be available to the public during the hospital's normal business hours;(2)  establish a procedure for the timely notification to an organ procurement organization of individuals whose death is imminent or who have died in the hospital;(3)  establish procedures to ensure potential donors are declared dead by an appropriate practitioner in an acceptable time frame;(4)  establish procedures to ensure that hospital staff and organ procurement organization staff maintain appropriate medical treatment of potential donors while necessary testing and placement of potential donated organs, tissues, and eyes take place;(5)  ensure that all families are provided the opportunity to donate organs, tissues, and eyes, including vascular organs procured from asystolic donors;(6)  provide that the hospital use appropriately trained persons from an organ procurement organization, tissue bank, or eye bank to make inquiries relating to donations;(7)  provide for documentation of the inquiry and of its disposition in the decedent's medical records;(8)  require an organ procurement organization, tissue bank, or eye bank that makes inquiries relating to donations to develop a protocol for making those inquiries;(9)  encourage sensitivity to families' beliefs and circumstances in all discussions relating to the donations;(10)  provide that the organ procurement organization determines medical suitability for organ donation and, in the absence of alternative arrangements by the hospital, the organ procurement organization determines medical suitability for tissue and eye donation, using the definition of potential tissue and eye donor and the notification protocol developed in consultation with the tissue and eye banks identified by the hospital for this purpose;(11)  ensure that the hospital works cooperatively with the designated organ procurement organization, tissue bank, and eye bank in educating staff on donation issues;(12)  ensure that the hospital works with the designated organ procurement organization, tissue bank, and eye bank in reviewing death records; and(13)  provide for monitoring of donation system effectiveness, including rates of donation, protocols, and policies, as part of the hospital's quality improvement program.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.016. Sale or Purchase of Parts Prohibited

Sec. 692A.016.  SALE OR PURCHASE OF PARTS PROHIBITED.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person for valuable consideration knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.(b)  A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both this section and the other law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.017. Other Prohibited Acts

Sec. 692A.017.  OTHER PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  A person  commits an offense if the person, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(b)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both this section and the other law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.018. Immunity

Sec. 692A.018.  IMMUNITY.  (a)  A person who acts in good faith in accordance with this chapter is not liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for the person's action if the prerequisites for an anatomical gift are met under the laws applicable at the time and place the gift is made.(b)  A person that acts in accordance with this chapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding.(c)  A person who acts in good faith in accordance with this chapter is not liable as a result of the action except in the case of an act or omission of the person that is intentional, wilfully or wantonly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard. For purposes of this subsection, "good faith" in determining the appropriate person authorized to make a donation under Section 692A.009 means making a reasonable effort to locate and contact the member or members of the highest priority class who are reasonably available at or near the time of death.(d)  Neither a person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.(e)  In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under this chapter, a person may rely on representations of an individual listed in Section 692A.009(a)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.019. Law Governing Validity; Choice of Law as to Execution of Document of Gift; Presumption of Validity

Sec. 692A.019.  LAW GOVERNING VALIDITY; CHOICE OF LAW AS TO EXECUTION OF DOCUMENT OF GIFT; PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY.  (a)  A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:(1)  this chapter;(2)  the laws of the state or country where it was executed; or(3)  the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, had a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.(b)  If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.(c)  A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.021. Effect of Anatomical Gift on Advance Directive

Sec. 692A.021.  EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Advance directive" means a medical power of attorney or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a health-care decision for the prospective donor.(2)  "Declaration" means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.(3)  "Health-care decision" means any decision made regarding the health care of the prospective donor.(b)  If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance directive and the terms of the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy, the prospective donor's attending physician and prospective donor shall confer to resolve the conflict.  If the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, an agent acting under the prospective donor's declaration or directive, or, if the agent is not reasonably available, another person authorized by law other than this chapter to make health-care decisions on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act on the prospective donor's behalf to resolve the conflict.  The conflict must be resolved as expeditiously as possible.  Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an anatomical gift for the prospective donor under Section 692A.009.  Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.(c)  If the conflict cannot be resolved, an expedited review of the matter must be initiated by an ethics or medical committee of the appropriate health care facility.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.022. Uniformity of Application and Construction

Sec. 692A.022.  UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.  In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to the subject matter of this chapter among states that enact a law substantially similar to this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 692A.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 692A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 692A.023. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Sec. 692A.023.  RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.  This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the provisions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(a) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001(a)), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103 of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b)).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 694.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 694 - Burial|Section 694.001. Duties of Department of State Health Services

Sec. 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.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 694.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 694 - Burial|Section 694.002. Duty of Commissioners Court Concerning Disposition of Body of Deceased Paupers

Sec. 694.002.  DUTY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT CONCERNING DISPOSITION OF BODY OF DECEASED PAUPERS.  (a)  The commissioners court of each county shall provide for the disposition of the body of a deceased pauper.  The commissioners court may adopt rules to implement this section.(b)  The commissioners court shall consider any information, including the religious affiliation of the deceased pauper, provided by a person listed in Section 711.002(a).(c)  If a county discovers cash in the possession of a deceased pauper, a county may use the cash to pay the actual costs incurred by the county in disposing of the pauper's body.(d)  If any cash remains after the county has paid the costs of disposing of the body under Subsection (c), the county shall place the cash in trust.  A person having a claim to the money in trust must exercise the right to collect the money not later than the first anniversary of the date of disposition of the pauper's body.(e)  A county may create a fund to be used by the county to pay the costs incurred in disposing of the bodies of deceased paupers and administering the county's body disposition activities.  If money placed in a trust under Subsection (d) is not claimed by the first anniversary of the date of disposition of the pauper's body, the county may transfer the money to the fund created under this subsection.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 211, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 929, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 1843), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (S.B. 530), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 694.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 694 - Burial|Section 694.003. Power of Governing Body of Type a General-Law Municipality Concerning Burial

Sec. 694.003.  POWER OF GOVERNING BODY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY CONCERNING BURIAL.  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may regulate the burial of the dead.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 695.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 695 - In-Casket Identification|Section 695.001. Definitions

Sec. 695.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Casket" means a container used to hold the remains of a deceased person.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Funeral Service Commission.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 3.03, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 695.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 695 - In-Casket Identification|Section 695.002. Identification of Deceased Person

Sec. 695.002.  IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASED PERSON.  The commission shall ensure a casket contains identification of the deceased person, including the person's name, date of birth, and date of death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 3.03, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 695.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 695 - In-Casket Identification|Section 695.003. Rules

Sec. 695.003.  RULES.  The commission may adopt rules to enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 3.03, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 696.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 696 - Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains|Section 696.001. Definitions

Sec. 696.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Verification information" means data required by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to verify whether a person is a veteran or a veteran's dependent eligible for burial in a veterans cemetery, including a copy of the person's death certificate and the person's name, service number, social security number, date of birth, date of death, and place of birth.(2)  "Veterans' service organization" means:(A)  a veterans' organization that is chartered by the United States Congress;(B)  a veterans' service organization recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or(C)  a veterans' service organization that is organized for verifying whether a person is a veteran or a veteran's dependent and providing for interment of veterans and their dependents and that is exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of that code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 696.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 696 - Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains|Section 696.002. Applicability

Sec. 696.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies to any person who possesses unclaimed cremated remains, including a funeral establishment or funeral director licensed under Chapter 651, Occupations Code, a coroner, or a crematory.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 696.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 696 - Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains|Section 696.003. Authorization to Release Information

Sec. 696.003.  AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION.  A person who possesses unclaimed cremated remains may release to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans' service organization verification information associated with the remains to verify whether the remains are the remains of a person who was a veteran or a veteran's dependent eligible to be interred in a veterans cemetery if:(1)  the person has possessed the cremated remains for at least five years;(2)  the person authorized to dispose of the decedent's remains under Section 711.002 has not claimed the cremated remains; and(3)  the person made a reasonable effort to locate a relative of the decedent to claim the remains, including publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the person is located, and more than 30 days have passed since the person first made an effort to locate a relative of the decedent.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 696.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 696 - Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains|Section 696.004. Transfer of Unclaimed Cremated Remains

Sec. 696.004.  TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS.  A person who receives notice from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans' service organization that the unclaimed cremated remains are the remains of a veteran or veteran's dependent eligible to be interred in a veterans cemetery may:(1)  transport the cremated remains to the veterans cemetery for burial; or(2)  transfer the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization that will ensure that the cremated remains are interred in a veterans cemetery.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 696.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 696 - Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains|Section 696.005. Civil Immunity

Sec. 696.005.  CIVIL IMMUNITY.  (a)  A person who releases verification information as authorized by this chapter or who transfers cremated remains to a veterans' service organization or a veterans cemetery as authorized by this chapter is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from the release or transfer.(b)  A veterans' service organization that inters cremated remains in a veterans cemetery as authorized by this chapter is immune from civil liability for damages arising from the interment.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 373 (H.B. 3064), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 697.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 697 - Disposition of Embryonic and Fetal Tissue Remains|Section 697.001. Purpose

Sec. 697.001.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to express the state's profound respect for the life of the unborn by providing for a dignified disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.|