Sec. 191.004.  STATE REGISTRAR.  (a)  The director of the vital statistics unit is the state registrar of vital statistics. The director must be a competent vital statistician.
(b)  The state registrar shall prepare and issue detailed instructions necessary for the uniform observance of this title and the maintenance of a perfect system of registration.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0531, eff. April 2, 2015.