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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
SUBCHAPTER E - RESIDENT RIGHTS
SECTION/RULE §554.415 - Postmortem Procedures
Chapter Review Date 03/11/2024

The facility must have policies regarding postmortem procedures, including soliciting and meeting the resident's or families' requests regarding notification of a death, disposition of possessions or personal property, and choice of funeral homes.

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.415 adopted to be effective March 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 1314; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871.

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