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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 191.003 — POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT

HS § 191.003Title 3. VITAL STATISTICS · Ch. 191. ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The executive commissioner shall adopt necessary rules for collecting, recording, transcribing, compiling, and preserving vital statistics. (a-1) The department shall:
(1)supervise the vital statistics unit; and
(2)appoint the director of the vital statistics unit.
(b)In an emergency, the executive commissioner may suspend any part of this title that hinders the uniform and efficient registration of vital events and may substitute emergency rules designed to expedite that registration under disaster conditions. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0530, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 191.003 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.