Texas Statutes
§ 408.187 — AUTOPSY.
Texas § 408.187
JurisdictionTexas
Code LALabor Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 408.187 (2026).
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Sec. 408.187. AUTOPSY.
(a)If in a claim for death benefits based on an occupational disease an autopsy is necessary to determine the cause of death, the commission may, after opportunity for hearing, order the legal beneficiaries of a deceased employee to permit an autopsy.
(b)A legal beneficiary is entitled to have a representative present at an autopsy ordered under this section.
(c)The commissioner shall require the insurance carrier to pay the costs of a procedure ordered under this section.
SUBCHAPTER K. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS TO BENEFITS
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In Re Fort Bend County v. the State of Texas
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Legislative History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 3.130, eff. September 1, 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 408.001
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.§ 408.002
SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION.§ 408.003
REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYER PAYMENTS; SALARY CONTINUATION; OFFSET AGAINST INCOME BENEFITS; LIMITS.§ 408.0041
DESIGNATED DOCTOR EXAMINATION.§ 408.0044
REVIEW OF DENTAL SERVICES.§ 408.0045
REVIEW OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.§ 408.0046
RULES.§ 408.005
SETTLEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.§ 408.006
MENTAL TRAUMA INJURIES.§ 408.008
COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS.§ 408.021
ENTITLEMENT TO MEDICAL BENEFITS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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