Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 49A.204 — POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OR AUTOPSY CONSENT FORM

CR § 49A.204Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 49A. DEATH INQUESTS · Art. E. INFORMED CONSENT FOR POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OR AUTOPSY IN ALL COUNTIES

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The commissioner of state health services, in consultation with the Texas Medical Board, shall prescribe a standard written consent form for a postmortem examination or autopsy. The form must:

(1)include the name of the institution and the department of the institution that will perform the examination or autopsy;

(2)include a statement that the removal from the deceased person's body and retention by the physician of organs, fluids, prosthetic devices, or tissue may be required for purposes of comprehensive evaluation or accurate determination of a cause of death;

(3)provide the family of the deceased person with an opportunity to place restrictions or special limitations on the examination or autopsy;

(4)include a separate section regarding the disposition of organs, fluids, prosthetic devices, or tissue after the examination or autopsy, including a prioritized list of the persons authorized to control that disposition, as provided by Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code;

(5)provide for documented and witnessed consent;

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