Anatomical Board of the State of Texas

Rule Transfer

During the 88th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 2040, which abolished the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas and transferred that agency's regulatory functions under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 691 to the Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC). Accordingly, the Anatomical Board's substantive rules in 25 Texas Administrative Code Chapters 477 (Distribution of Bodies), 479 (Facilities: Standards and Inspections), and 481 (Willed Body Program) are transferred to TFSC under Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 10, Chapter 206 (Anatomical Facilities, Non-Transplant Anatomical Donation Organizations, and Willed Body Programs).

TFSC will repeal the Anatomical Board's remaining active rules in 25 Texas Administrative Code Chapters 471 (Officers), 473 (Executive Committee), 475 (Meetings), 483 (Hearing Procedures), and 485 (Audit Procedures) in a later rulemaking action.

The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective June 15, 2025.

The following table outlines the rule transfer:

Figure: 25 TAC Chapters 477, 479, and 481 (.pdf)

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