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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
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Subtitle B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
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Chapter 691. ANATOMICAL BOARD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS |
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Subchapter B. DONATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS |
Sec. 691.033. USE OF BODIES AND ANATOMICAL SPECIMENS
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(a) To further medical science, a school, college, or person designated by the board may dissect, operate on, examine, and experiment on a body or anatomical specimen distributed under this chapter.
(b) A school, college, or person shall keep a permanent record of each body or anatomical specimen received from the board or the board's representative. The record must be sufficient to identify the body or anatomical specimen and may be inspected by the board or the board's representative.
(c) A law relating to the prevention of mutilation of a body does not apply to a dissection, operation, examination, or experiment performed under this section.
(d) To aid prosecutions under Section 42.08, Penal Code, the board shall adopt rules that clearly state the activities that are authorized by the board in relation to the dissection of a body.