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2024 Texas Statutes
Health and Safety Code
Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body
Subtitle A - Death
Chapter 671 - Determination of Death and Autopsy Reports
Subchapter B. Autopsy Reports
Section 671.012. Filing Autopsy Report
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TX Health & Safety Code § 671.012 (2024)
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Sec. 671.012. FILING AUTOPSY REPORT. A designated physician who performs an autopsy provided for by state law shall file an autopsy report with the office designated by the autopsy order not later than the 30th day after the date of request for the autopsy unless:
(1) a required test cannot be completed within that time; and
(2) the physician certifies when the autopsy report is filed that a required test could not be completed within the 30-day limit.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 671.011 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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