Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.205 — Right to nonaffiliated physician reviewing or performing autopsy
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 49A: DEATH INQUESTS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Amendment pending: a new version of this section takes effect Thu Apr 01 2027 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 49A.205
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 of a decedent under Article 49A.203 may request that a physician who is not affiliated with the institution where the death occurred: (1) perform the postmortem examination or autopsy at another institution; or (2) review the postmortem examination or autopsy conducted by a physician affiliated with the institution where the death occurred. (b) A representative of the institution shall inform the person described by Subsection (a) 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 who requests 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).
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