Tex. Health and Safety Code § 697.002
DEFINITIONS
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 697.002, DEFINITIONS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675231
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:675231@1- SHA-256
1c849122a63095725e80b9b32ea19052af007e0df91b977592fe6665409cbde7
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
In this chapter:
(1) "Cremation" means the irreversible process of reducing remains to bone fragments through direct flame, extreme heat, and evaporation.
(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.
(3) "Embryonic and fetal tissue remains" means an embryo, a fetus, body parts, or organs from a pregnancy that terminates in the death of the embryo or fetus and for which the issuance of a fetal death certificate is not required by state law. The term does not include the umbilical cord, placenta, gestational sac, blood, or body fluids.
(4) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
(5) "Incineration" means the process of burning remains in an incinerator.
(6) "Interment" means the disposition of remains by entombment, burial, or placement in a niche.
(7) "Steam disinfection" means the act of subjecting remains to steam under pressure to disinfect the remains.