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Texas Administrative Code EXAMINING BOARDS PART 10 TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION CHAPTER LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT--PRACTICE AND 201 PROCEDURE TITLE 22

Rules RULE ยง201.1

Computation of Time

In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, by order of the agency, or by any applicable statute, the period shall begin on the day after the act, event, or default in controversy and conclude on the last day of such computed period, unless it be a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Source Note: The provisions of this ยง201.1 adopted to be effective April 5, 1976, 1 TexReg 694. RULE ยง201.2

Procedures and Criteria for Inspections of Funeral Establishments

(a) Inspection Procedures (1) All licensed funeral establishments shall be inspected at least once every two years. (2) All inspections shall be unannounced. (3) The inspector shall review prior inspection reports before inspecting a funeral establishment. If prior reports reveal problems, the inspector shall determine whether the establishment has corrected the previously identified problems or whether a pattern of violations or new violations exist. (4) Inspectors shall use reasonable efforts to conduct most of their inspections between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., but funeral establishments are required to be open at all times to inspections for violations of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 651, and Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapters 193 and 361. (b) Criteria for Risk-Based Inspections (1) History of Prior Violation. Funeral establishments shall be inspected annually until they are free of violations, if the commission previously found violations of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 651, and Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapters 193 and 361 following biennial inspections. (2) Sanctions. Funeral establishments that have received a reprimand or letter of warning, that have been assessed administrative penalties, that have had licenses suspended, or that have been restrained or enjoined for violations of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 651 or commission rules are subject to inspection at anytime within three (3) years following the date that the commission's


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