Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
Subtitle B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
Chapter 691. ANATOMICAL BOARD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS |
Subchapter B. DONATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS |
Sec. 691.027. AUTOPSY
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Only the board may grant permission to perform an autopsy on an unclaimed body. The board 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.