UNETHICAL CONDUCT REGARDING EMBALMING

(a) A person violates this chapter if the person: (1) embalms a body without: (A) receiving the express written or oral permission of a person authorized to make funeral arrangements for the deceased; or (B) making a documented reasonable effort over a period of at least three hours to obtain the permission; (2) embalms or attempts to embalm a dead human body without proper authority, evidence of which includes making an incision on the body, raising a circulatory vessel of the body, or injecting a chemical into the body; (3) allows the presence or participation of a student for credit or satisfaction of academic requirements during the embalming of a dead human body without complying with Section 651.407; or (4) places a chemical or substance on or in a dead human body to disinfect or preserve the body or to restore body tissues and structures without holding an embalmer's license. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(4), a provisional license holder does not violate this chapter if the provisional license holder places a chemical or substance on or in a dead human body to disinfect or preserve the body or to restore body tissues and structures under the supervision of an embalmer.