Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.35 — Right to nonaffiliated physician
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 49: INQUESTS UPON DEAD BODIES, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49.35
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A person authorized to consent to a postmortem examination or autopsy under Article 49.33 of this code may request that a physician who is not affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died: (1) perform the postmortem examination or autopsy at another hospital or institution; or (2) review the postmortem examination or autopsy conducted by a physician affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died. (b) A representative of the hospital or other institution shall inform the person of the person's right to request the performance or review of a postmortem examination or autopsy by a nonaffiliated physician under Subsection (a) before the person consents to the postmortem examination or autopsy. (c) A person requesting a nonaffiliated physician to perform or review a postmortem examination or autopsy shall bear the additional costs incurred as a result of the nonaffiliated physician's performance or review of the examination or autopsy under Subsection (a) of this article.
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