Texas SB1973 regulates human body acquisition services and authorized recipients for education and research purposes.

Texas SB1973 amends the Health and Safety Code to add a new chapter on human body acquisition services and authorized recipients. The bill defines terms such as "authorized recipient" and "human body acquisition service." It mandates that informed consent must be obtained for donations of whole bodies, body segments, parts, or nontransplant anatomical parts. The Texas Funeral Service Commission, in consultation with the Department of State Health Services, must establish eligibility criteria for authorized recipients and publish a list of qualified recipients.

Texas SB1973 regulates human body acquisition services and authorized recipients for education and research purposes.

Texas SB1973 amends the Health and Safety Code to add a new chapter on human body acquisition services and authorized recipients. The bill defines terms such as "authorized recipient" and "human body acquisition service." It mandates that informed consent must be obtained for donations of whole bodies, body segments, parts, or nontransplant anatomical parts. The Texas Funeral Service Commission, in consultation with the Department of State Health Services, must establish eligibility criteria for authorized recipients and publish a list of qualified recipients.