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

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

Texas § 49A.205

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 49A.205 (2026).

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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027 Art. 49A.205. RIGHT TO NONAFFILIATED PHYSICIAN REVIEWING OR PERFORMING AUTOPSY.

(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 c

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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027
Art. 49A.205. RIGHT TO NONAFFILIATED PHYSICIAN REVIEWING OR PERFORMING AUTOPSY. (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).
SUBCHAPTER F. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN ALL COUNTIES