§ 716.151 — CREMATION CONTAINERS.

Texas § 716.151

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code HS: Health and Safety Code

Text

Sec. 716.151. CREMATION CONTAINERS. (a) Human remains must be placed in a cremation container that:
(1) is made of combustible materials suitable for cremation;
(2) provides a complete covering of the body;
(3) is resistant to leakage or spillage;
(4) is rigid for easy handling; and
(5) protects the health and safety of crematory personnel.
(b) A crematory establishment may not remove human remains from a cremation container and must cremate the cremation container with the human remains.
(c) Except as provided by this section, a crematory establishment may not:
(1) require that deceased human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that remains be cremated in a casket; or
(2) refuse to accept for cremation remains that have not been placed in a casket.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.