1. (a) No establishment license may be renewed in the absence of completion of an annual inspection, as required by Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4582b, §4G (concerning Funeral establishments), unless the absence of such an inspection was due to the failure of the commission, its employees, or agents, to attempt to inspect the funeral establishment.
2. (b) At any time that an agent or employee of the commission attempts to inspect a funeral establishment and such establishment is not open or is otherwise unavailable for inspection, the inspector shall notify the owner of the establishment, its funeral director in charge, or any other employee or agent of the establishment, that an inspection was attempted but could not be made due to the unavailability of the establishment for such inspection. An attempt to give such notice shall be made by the inspector, in person or by telephone, on the same date as the initially attempted inspection, with the intent that the inspection shall be made on that date or before the inspector leaves the general area in which the establishment is located.
3. (c) If an inspector is unable to contact the establishment owner, its funeral director in charge, or any other employee or agent of the establishment to provide notice of the attempted inspection before leaving the general area, the inspector shall notify the funeral establishment by mail of the attempted inspection.
4. (d) If an inspector is required to make a special trip to the county in which an establishment is located to make a subsequent attempt to inspect an establishment which previously was not available for inspection, an inspection rescheduling fee of $250 must be paid to the commission prior to such inspection unless a waiver is granted by the Executive Director for good cause shown.

Source Note:The provisions of this §203.31 adopted to be effective February 27, 1996, 21 TexReg 1271.