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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.027: AUTOPSY.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY
  3. SUBTITLE B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY
  4. CHAPTER 691. DONATION OF BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. DONATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS

Only the commission may grant permission to perform an autopsy on an unclaimed body. The commission may grant permission after receiving a specific request for an autopsy that shows sufficient evidence of medical urgency.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 961 (S.B. 2040), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2023.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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