Commission delegates export approval authority to executive director amid rising transfer requests

Oct 21, 2026

Citing a surge in export/transfer requests and the rollout of TRACE, the commission delegated authority to the executive director to grant or deny written permission to ship bodies or specimens out of state, with reporting back to the commission.

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The Texas Funeral Service Commission voted Oct. 8 to delegate to the executive director (or a designee) the authority to grant or deny written permission for exportation of a body or anatomical specimen under 22 TAC 206.4(d), citing a rapid increase in requests as TRACE and other workflows come online.

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