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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electronic submission of certain information on a death |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 193.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 193.002. PERSON REQUIRED TO FILE. The person in |
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charge of interment or in charge of removal of a body from a |
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registration district for disposition shall: |
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(1) obtain and file the death certificate or fetal |
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death certificate; |
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(2) enter on the certificate the information relating |
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to disposition of the body; [and] |
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(3) sign the certificate; and |
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(4) file the certificate electronically as specified |
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by the state registrar. |
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SECTION 2. Section 193.005(h), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(h) The person completing the medical certification shall |
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submit the information and attest to its validity using [either by
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signature or by] an electronic process approved by the state |
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registrar. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |