Texas Family Code

§ 264.514 — PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF REPORTABLE DEATH

FA § 264.514Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES · Art. F. CHILD FATALITY REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION

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Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2027

(a)A medical examiner or justice of the peace notified of a death of a child under Section 264.513 shall hold an inquest under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, to determine whether the death is unexpected or the result of abuse or neglect. An inquest is not required under this subchapter if the child's death is expected and is due to a congenital or neoplastic disease. A death caused by an infectious disease may be considered an expected death if:

(1)the disease was not acquired as a result of trauma or poisoning;

(2)the infectious organism is identified using standard medical procedures; and

(3)the death is not reportable to the Department of State Health Services under Chapter 81, Health and Safety Code. Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2027

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.199, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 11(a), eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 2.05, eff. April 1, 2027.