1. (a) Any premise on which embalming or funeral directing is conducted shall be open at all times to inspection under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4582b, and under the Health and Safety Code, Chapters 193 and 361, by any agent of the commission.
2. (b) Each licensed establishment shall be, at a minimum, inspected on an annual basis.
3. (c) The inspector shall review the previous inspection report on the facility prior to the inspection and shall note on the inspection checklist any areas of noncompliance that have not been corrected on the inspection form.
4. (d) Inspections shall be unannounced. Upon entering the facility, the inspector shall identify himself and request that an employee accompany him throughout the inspection. The inspector shall physically inspect the facilities, noting all exceptions on the inspection checklist. The inspector shall also inspect all required forms and shall personally draw and inspect a random sample of at least five files of cases that have been performed since the last inspection date.
5. (e) Upon completion of the inspection, the inspector shall complete all forms, explain all exceptions to the establishment representative, ask the establishment representative to sign the acknowledgement section, and tell the establishment representative that the establishment must correct any noted exceptions and report such corrective action in writing to the commission within 15 days. The inspector shall give one copy of the inspection form to the establishment representative, forward one copy to the commission office, and keep one copy for his files.

Source Note:The provisions of this §201.13 adopted to be effective November 17, 1992, 17 TexReg 7768; amended to be effective October 8, 2000, 25 TexReg 9955.