1. (a) "Directing," as used in Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4582b, §1(B), shall mean the personal supervision of those duties unless otherwise exempted by statute or rule.
2. (b) The responsibility of the funeral director for the personal supervision of a dead human body shall end at the point when the family is dismissed at the cemetery and the body is turned over to the cemetery staff for entombment or burial.
3. (c) A dead human body that is "released to a common carrier" may be transported to the common carrier by an unlicensed employee of the funeral establishment if so directed by the funeral director in charge.
4. (d) Only a licensed funeral director or registered funeral director apprentice, under the direct supervision of a licensed funeral director, shall present funeral services and merchandise to a customer or prospective customer and only a licensed funeral director shall sign all contractual agreements for funeral services or merchandise unless such services and merchandise are arranged and contracted for under a permit issued under the provisions of Texas Civil Statutes, Article 548b, Prepaid Funeral Benefits Act.

Source Note:The provisions of this §203.18 adopted to be effective February 27, 1996, 21 TexReg 1271.