{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-693.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 693.001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter, \"visceral organ\" means the heart, kidney, liver, or other organ or tissue that requires a patient support system to maintain the viability of the organ or tissue.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","SUBTITLE B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","CHAPTER 693. REMOVAL OF BODY PARTS, BODY TISSUE, AND CORNEAL TISSUE","SUBCHAPTER A. REMOVAL OF BODY PARTS OR TISSUE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.693.htm#693.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"fd66516b2745fa7574293b7a5982084c03c5e6368d5eb45ac9744f112900534b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-692a.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-693.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}