{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-671.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 671.002","heading":"LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.","body":"(a) A physician who determines death in accordance with Section 671.001(b) or a registered nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who determines death in accordance with Section 671.001(d) is not liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for the physician's, registered nurse's, or physician assistant's actions or the actions of others based on the determination of death.\n(b) A person who acts in good faith in reliance on a physician's, registered nurse's, or physician assistant's determination of death is not liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for the person's actions.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 9, eff. June 16, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 412 (S.B. 919), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","SUBTITLE A. DEATH","CHAPTER 671. DETERMINATION OF DEATH AND AUTOPSY REPORTS","SUBCHAPTER A. DETERMINATION OF DEATH"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.671.htm#671.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"9de5ea775f0a91413d503df0247da66809100de0279f473f812fa355243766f1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-671.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-671.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}