Sec. 651.457.  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.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.