Texas Mortuary and Crematory Law - 2026 Update
Course Overview
The Texas Mortuary and Crematory Law Update course provides a review of regulations governing the funeral service and death care industry in Texas. The course covers updates to statutes and rules in the Texas Occupations Code, Health and Safety Code, and Administrative Code related to licensing, inspections, continuing education requirements, and ethical standards for funeral directors, embalmers, and funeral establishments.
Key topics include the Texas Funeral Service Commission's responsibilities, license renewal procedures, new legislative changes, complaint investigation processes, and required documentation for embalming services. The course is intended to keep Texas funeral professionals informed about current laws and regulations that impact their licensure and professional responsibilities when serving clients.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the primary responsibilities of the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
- Explain the hours and subjects legally needed for continuing education.
- Recall any new legislative changes, including amendments and additions to the Texas Occupations and Health and Safety Codes in effect as of 2023.
- Identify terms from multiple glossaries of standard mortuary field definitions.
- Recognize license requirements in various stages, from provisional to retired.
About the Author/Presenter
Taylor Walding is a duly licensed funeral director and embalmer in the state of Texas since 2013, and has been in the mortuary industry since 2005. While completing mortuary school in 2011, he interned at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, first learning of the wonders of anatomical embalming then, after graduation from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, Taylor apprenticed as a funeral director in 2012 at Brown's Memorial Funeral Home in Irving then in 2013 as an embalmer at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas. In late 2018, Taylor returned to UTSW as an anatomical embalmer, learning of the variety of benefits to both families and fellow embalmers in the field.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
Colibri Healthcare
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions:
Funeral Director
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