(2) Was the wife or widow of a person who served in a war, campaign, or expedition of the United States, the Confederate States of America, or the Republic of Texas; or (3) At the time of death was in the service of the United States. (b) The funeral director or the person in charge of the disposition of the body shall supply on the reverse side of the death certificate: (1) The organization in which service was rendered; (2) The serial number on the discharge papers or the adjusted service certificate; and (3) The name and mailing address of the decedent’s next of kin or next friend. (c) When the death certificate is filed locally, the local registrar shall immediately notify the nearest congressionally chartered veteran organizations. (d) When the death certificate is filed with the vital statistics unit, the state registrar shall notify the Texas Veterans Commission. Sec. 193.007. Delayed Registration of Death (a) A death that occurred more than 10 days but less than one year before the date of an application for registration of death may be recorded on a death certificate and submitted for filing with the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred. (b) To file a record of a death that occurred in this state but was not registered within one year of the date of death, a person shall submit a record of the death to the county probate court in the county in which the death occurred. (c) The department shall furnish a form for filing records under this section. Records submitted under this section must be on the form furnished by the department. The state registrar may accept a certificate that is verified as provided by this section. (d) The certificate must be supported by the affidavit of: (1) The physician last in attendance on the decedent or the funeral director who buried the body; or (2) If the affidavit of the physician or funeral director cannot be obtained: (A) Any person who was acquainted with the facts surrounding the death when the death occurred; and (B) Another person who was acquainted with the facts surrounding the death but who is not related (e) For each application under this section, the court shall collect a $1 fee. The court retains 50 cents of the fee and the remaining 50 cents is allocated to the clerk of the court for recording the certificate. (f) Not later than the seventh day after the date on which a certificate is accepted and ordered filed by a court under this section, the clerk of the court shall forward to the vital statistics unit: (1) The certificate; and (2) An order from the court that the state registrar accept the certificate. Sec. 193.008. Burial-Transit Permit (a) A burial-transit permit issued under the law and rules of a place outside of this state in which a death or fetal death occurred authorizes the transportation of the body in this state. A cemetery or crematory shall accept the permit as authorization for burial, cremation, or other disposal of the body in this state. (b) The department shall prescribe the form and contents of the burial-transit permit. to the decedent by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.
(1) The attending physician, the physician assistant, and the advanced practice registered nurse described by Subsection (a) are unavailable; (2) The attending physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse described by Subsection (a) approves; and (3) The person completing the medical certification has access to the medical history of the case and the death is due to natural causes. (d) If a death or fetal death occurs without medical attendance or is otherwise subject to Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person required to file the death or fetal death certificate shall notify the appropriate authority of the death. (e) A person conducting an inquest required by Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, shall: (1) Complete the medical certification not later than five days after receiving the death or fetal death certificate; and (2) State on the medical certification the disease that caused the death or, if the death was from external causes, the means of death and whether the death was probably accidental, suicidal, or homicidal, and any other information required by the state registrar to properly classify the death. (e-1) The medical certification on a death certificate must include either the term “Fentanyl Poisoning” or the term “Fentanyl Toxicity” if: (1) A toxicology examination reveals a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B present in the body of the decedent in an amount or concentration that is considered to be lethal by generally accepted scientific standards; and (2) The results of an autopsy performed on the decedent are consistent with an opioid overdose as the cause of death. (f) If the identity of the decedent is unknown, the person conducting the inquest shall obtain and forward to the Department of Public Safety: (1) The decedent’s fingerprints; (2) Information concerning the decedent’s hair color, eye color, height, weight, deformities, and tattoo marks; and (3) Other facts required for assistance in identifying the decedent. (g) If the medical certification cannot be completed in a timely manner, the person required to complete the medical certification shall give the funeral director or the person acting as funeral director notice of the reason for the delay. Final disposition of the body may not be made unless specifically authorized by the person responsible for completing the medical certification. (h) The person completing the medical certification shall submit the information and attest to its validity using an electronic process approved by the state registrar. (i) On receipt of autopsy results or other information that would change the information in the medical certification on the death certificate, the appropriate certifier shall immediately report the change in a manner prescribed by the department to amend the death certificate. (j) The death certificate of a decedent who was an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the time of death and who was lawfully executed shall classify the manner of death as death caused by judicially ordered execution. Sec. 193.006. Information Relating to Veterans (a) This section applies to the death certificate of a person who: (1) Served in a war, campaign, or expedition of the United States, the Confederate States of America, or the Republic of Texas;
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