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TX Occ Code § 651.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.256. Examinations Required for Embalmer's License

Sec. 651.256.  EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED FOR EMBALMER'S LICENSE.  The commission shall administer or arrange for the administration of:(1)  a written professionally prepared examination on:(A)  the anatomy of the human body, including:(i)  the cavities of the human body;  and(ii)  the arterial and venous system of the human body;(B)  blood and discoloration;(C)  bacteriology and hygiene;(D)  pathology;(E)  chemistry and embalming;(F)  arterial and cavity embalming;(G)  restorative art;(H)  disinfecting;(I)  embalming special cases;(J)  contagious and infectious diseases;(K)  mortuary management;(L)  care, preservation, transportation, and disposition of dead human bodies;(M)  sanitary science;  and(N)  other subjects that may be taught in a recognized school or college of mortuary science;  and(2)  a written examination developed by the commission or developed for the commission by contract on:(A)  laws applicable to vital statistics pertaining to dead human bodies;  and(B)  local and state rules and laws relating to the care and disposition of dead human bodies.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 651.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.257. Foreign Students; Certificate of Merit

Sec. 651.257.  FOREIGN STUDENTS;  CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.  (a)  A citizen of a country other than the United States who has completed a full course of mortuary science at a commission-approved college in this state may take the commission examination in embalming, funeral directing, or both after:(1)  applying to the commission;  and(2)  paying the examination fee required of other applicants.(b)  The commission may award the applicant a certificate of merit if the applicant successfully makes the minimum grades required of other applicants.  The certificate of merit does not authorize the holder of the certificate to practice embalming or funeral directing in this state unless the holder is otherwise licensed as an embalmer or funeral director under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 651.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.258. License Issuance

Sec. 651.258.  LICENSE ISSUANCE.  On issuance of a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license under this chapter, a majority of the commission members shall sign the license.  The license authorizes the license holder to practice embalming, funeral directing, or both.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 651.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.260. Duplicate License

Sec. 651.260.  DUPLICATE LICENSE.  (a)  A license holder may apply to the commission for a duplicate license:(1)  if a license issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed; or(2)  as needed to comply with Section 651.261.(b)  The license holder must submit the application on a form prescribed by the commission and must submit with the application an affidavit verifying:(1)  for an applicant under Subsection (a)(1), the loss or destruction of the license;(2)  that the license holder is the person to whom the license was issued; and(3)  for an applicant under Subsection (a)(1), any other information concerning the loss or destruction of the license the commission requires.(c)  The commission shall issue a duplicate license after receipt of the information and payment of the fee set by the commission for the duplicate license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 651.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.261. Posting of License

Sec. 651.261.  POSTING OF LICENSE.  A license holder shall conspicuously display the holder's license in each place of business at which the license holder practices.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 651.264 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.264. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 651.264.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  The commission may renew without reexamination an expired license of a person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years before the person applied for a renewal license.(b)  The person must pay to the commission a fee equal to the renewal fee for the license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 651.265 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.265. Renewal for Certain Retired Applicants; Inactive Status

Sec. 651.265.  RENEWAL FOR CERTAIN RETIRED APPLICANTS;  INACTIVE STATUS.  (a)  A license holder who is at least 65 years of age or who has a disability of 75 percent or greater at the time an application for renewal is submitted may apply for renewal of the license in the category of retired, inactive status, or the category of retired, active status.(b)  On application, the commission may renew the license of a retired license holder who does not provide funeral or embalming services in the category of retired, inactive status.  The commission may not charge a fee for the renewal of a license for retired, inactive status.(c)  On application, the commission may renew in the category of retired, active status, the license of a retired license holder who participates in any manner, nominal or otherwise, in the provision of funeral or embalming services.  The commission shall charge a fee equal to one-half of the amount of the license renewal fee charged other active license holders.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 651.266 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.266. Continuing Education

Sec. 651.266.  CONTINUING EDUCATION.  The commission by rule may require continuing education as a condition for license renewal except for a license holder described by Section 651.155 or an applicant for renewal described by Section 651.265.  If the commission requires continuing education, the commission shall require completion of a minimum number of hours of ethics training as a required part of that education.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 651.267 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter F. License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers|Section 651.267. Reissuance of Revoked License

Sec. 651.267.  REISSUANCE OF REVOKED LICENSE.  (a)  On application, the commission may reissue a license issued under this subchapter to a person whose license has been revoked.  An application to reissue a license may not be made before the third anniversary of the date of the revocation.(b)  The application shall be made in the manner and form required by the commission.(c)  A hearing to determine whether to reissue a license shall be held before the commission unless the commission requires the hearing to be held before a hearings officer.(d)  A license that has been revoked may be reinstated only after the applicant:(1)  retakes and passes the applicable examination;(2)  pays a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee; and(3)  satisfies any other commission requirements, including any continuing education requirements under Section 651.266.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 651.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.301. Provisional License Required

Sec. 651.301.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED.  A person must obtain a provisional license before the person may engage in learning the practice of funeral directing or embalming under the instruction, direction, and personal supervision in this state of a licensed funeral director or embalmer.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 651.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.302. Application; Issuance of Provisional License

Sec. 651.302.  APPLICATION;  ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who:(1)  is at least 18 years of age;(2)  has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;(3)  is employed by a funeral establishment to learn funeral directing under the instruction and supervision of a funeral director;(4)  files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;(5)  pays any required application or license fee; and(6)  complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.(b)  The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice embalming to an applicant who:(1)  is at least 18 years of age;(2)  has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;(3)  is employed by a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility to learn embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer;(4)  files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;(5)  pays any required application or license fee; and(6)  complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.(c)  The commission shall waive the requirements of Subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) for a period not to exceed 12 months for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and shall issue to the applicant a provisional license that expires at the end of that period.(d)  An applicant must submit to a criminal background check before submitting an application for a license.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 18, 42(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 651.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.303. Provisional License Program

Sec. 651.303.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall prescribe and supervise the course of instruction received by a provisional license holder while participating in a provisional license program.(a-1)  A provisional license holder may work only:(1)  in a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility licensed by the commission; and(2)  under the direct and personal supervision of a funeral director or embalmer, as applicable.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 , Sec. 10(1), eff. September 1, 2015.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 , Sec. 10(1), eff. September 1, 2015.(d)  The provisional license program must include assisting with at least 45 cases.  Not more than two provisional license holders may receive credit for work done on any one body.  The commission by rule shall:(1)  define the standards for a case;(2)  set the number of cases a provisional license holder is required to complete during the program; and(3)  establish guidelines for supervision under which a provisional license holder is granted increased responsibilities during the course of the provisional license program.(e)  The standards required for a complete case include:(1)  for an embalmer, all the duties and activities necessary for embalming;  and(2)  for a funeral director, all the activities necessary from the time the body is obtained until final disposition.(e-1)  The commission by rule shall prescribe case reporting requirements for provisional license holders. The commission shall provide case report forms to be used by a provisional license holder.(f)  The funeral director provisional license program may be served concurrently with the embalmer provisional license program.(g)  When conducting funeral arrangements, a provisional license holder shall inform family members and other persons with whom the arrangements are being made that the license holder has a provisional license and works under the personal supervision of a licensed funeral director.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 634 (S.B. 864), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 10(1), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 651.3035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.3035. Mortuary College Credit for Provisional License Program

Sec. 651.3035.  MORTUARY COLLEGE CREDIT FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSE PROGRAM.  (a)  A funeral directing or embalming case completed for credit while attending an accredited mortuary school or college may serve as credit toward the provisional license holder program.(b)  A mortuary school or college may designate a funeral director or embalmer who is supervising a provisional license holder under Section 651.303 as a clinical instructor for the provisional license holder.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 651.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.304. Employment Notification

Sec. 651.304.  EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION.  (a)  On entering employment with a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility, a provisional license holder shall immediately notify the commission of the name of the establishment or facility where the provisional license holder will train.  The funeral director or embalmer in charge must sign the notification.(b)  A provisional license holder must be employed by a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility, as applicable, during the term of the provisional license. If a provisional license holder is not employed as required by this subsection, the commission shall cancel the provisional license.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263, Sec. 33(2), eff. September 1, 2009.(d)  If a provisional license holder leaves the employment of the funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility, the funeral director or embalmer in charge shall prepare an affidavit showing the length of time the provisional license holder was employed and the number of cases handled while employed by the establishment or facility.  The funeral director or embalmer shall file the original affidavit with the commission as a matter of record.  The funeral director or embalmer shall provide a copy of the affidavit to the provisional license holder.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 , Sec. 10(2), eff. September 1, 2015.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468), Sec. 33(2), eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 10(2), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 651.3045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.3045. Term of Provisional License

Sec. 651.3045.  TERM OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a provisional license is valid for 12 consecutive months and may be renewed only once for a period not to exceed an additional 12 consecutive months.(b)  The commission shall cancel a provisional license if the license holder fails to complete the licensing requirements of the provisional license program within 24 consecutive months.(c)  If a provisional license holder holds a provisional license issued under Section 651.302(c), the provisional license may be renewed for a period not to exceed 24 consecutive months and the provisional license holder must complete the licensing requirements of the provisional license program within 36 consecutive months.(d)  A provisional license holder who completes the requirements of the provisional license program and is otherwise eligible for a funeral director's or embalmer's license may receive that license regardless of the date the provisional license is due to expire.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 651.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.305. Renewal or Reinstatement of Provisional License

Sec. 651.305.  RENEWAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  , (b) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 3.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.(c)  If a provisional license holder fails to renew the provisional license, the commission shall:(1)  impose a late payment penalty equal to the amount of the license renewal fee;(2)  suspend the license for nonpayment; and(3)  notify the provisional license holder of the suspension.(d)  If the renewal fee and penalty are not paid before the 91st day after the date of the notice of suspension, the commission shall cancel the license.(d-1)  If the license is canceled under Subsection (d), the provisional license holder may apply for reinstatement not later than the date the license would have expired if the license had been renewed.  The commission may reinstate the canceled license if:(1)  all other commission requirements are satisfied; and(2)  the license fee and a late payment penalty equal to the amount of the license fee for the period of the cancellation are paid.(d-2)  A reinstated license expires on the date the license would have expired if the license had been timely renewed.(d-3)  A provisional license holder may not work as a funeral director or embalmer while the license is suspended or canceled.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 , Sec. 10(3), eff. September 1, 2015.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 , Sec. 10(3), eff. September 1, 2015.(g)  The commission may adopt rules relating to the reinstatement of a provisional license under this section.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 3.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 10(3), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 651.3055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter G. License Requirements: Provisional License Holders|Section 651.3055. Reapplication for Provisional License

Sec. 651.3055.  REAPPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a) A person who does not complete the provisional license program within the prescribed period may reapply for a provisional license.(b)  A person who reapplies for a provisional license must comply with the requirements of Section 651.303. Casework performed under a previous provisional license may not be counted toward the requirements for the new provisional license.  The commission may adopt rules to allow casework performed under a previous provisional license to transfer to a new provisional license if the license holder requests a hardship exemption.(c)  A person may reapply for a provisional license under this section only once.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.|