Occupations Code › Title 3 › Chapter 651 › Subchapter F

Texas Occupations Code § 651.256

Examinations Required for Embalmer's License

Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming · License Requirements: Funeral Directors and Embalmers

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.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

Official source
Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sections that refer to this one

§ 651.253