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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 49A.205 — RIGHT TO NONAFFILIATED PHYSICIAN REVIEWING OR PERFORMING AUTOPSY

CR § 49A.205Title 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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(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).

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2027.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.205 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.