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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 181 - VITAL STATISTICS
SUBCHAPTER A - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION/RULE §181.14 - Death and Fetal Death Certificate Form and Content
Chapter Review Date 03/15/2023

(a) The State Registrar shall determine the items of information to be contained on certificates of death and fetal death. The format of the items will be designated in forms entitled "Certificate of Death" and "Certificate of Fetal Death".(b) Funeral directors or other persons in charge of disposition or in charge of removal of a body from a registration district for disposition may prepare and file the Certificate of Death and the Certificate of Fetal Death.

Source Note: The provisions of this §181.14 adopted to be effective August 19, 1999, 24 TexReg 630; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904; amended to be effective July 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 6936.

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