Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body
Subtitle A - Death

Chapter 671 - Determination of Death and Autopsy Reports

Subchapter A. Determination of Death

Section 671.001. Standard Used in Determining Death - Sec. 671.001. STANDARD USED IN DETERMINING DEATH. (a) A person...

Section 671.002. Limitation of Liability - Sec. 671.002. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. (a) A physician who determines...

Subchapter B. Autopsy Reports

Section 671.011. Definition - Sec. 671.011. DEFINITION. (a) In this subchapter, "autopsy report" includes:...

Section 671.012. Filing Autopsy Report - Sec. 671.012. FILING AUTOPSY REPORT. A designated physician who performs...

Section 671.013. Release of Reports; Fees - Sec. 671.013. RELEASE OF REPORTS; FEES. (a) An autopsy report...

Chapter 671A - Notice Required at Private Autopsy Facility

Section 671A.001. Definition - Sec. 671A.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "private autopsy facility" means...

Section 671A.002. Notice for Complaints Required - Sec. 671A.002. NOTICE FOR COMPLAINTS REQUIRED. (a) A private autopsy...

Section 671A.003. Criminal Penalty for Failure to Post Notice - Sec. 671A.003. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO POST NOTICE. (a)...

Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation

Section 672.001. Definitions - Sec. 672.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abuse" means: (A)...

Section 672.002. Establishment of Review Team - Sec. 672.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW TEAM. (a) A multidisciplinary and...

Section 672.003. Purpose and Powers of Review Team - Sec. 672.003. PURPOSE AND POWERS OF REVIEW TEAM. (a) The...

Section 672.004. Duties of Presiding Officer - Sec. 672.004. DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer of...

Section 672.005. Review Procedure - Sec. 672.005. REVIEW PROCEDURE. (a) The review team of the...

Section 672.006. Access to Information - Sec. 672.006. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) A review team may...

Section 672.007. Meeting of Review Team - Sec. 672.007. MEETING OF REVIEW TEAM. (a) A meeting of...

Section 672.008. Report - Sec. 672.008. REPORT. (a) Not later than December 15 of...

Section 672.009. Use of Information and Records; Confidentiality - Sec. 672.009. USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Information...

Section 672.010. Civil Liability for Disclosure of Information - Sec. 672.010. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. Subject to...

Section 672.011. Governmental Unit - Sec. 672.011. GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. Subject to Section 672.010, a review...

Section 672.012. Report of Unexpected Fatality - Sec. 672.012. REPORT OF UNEXPECTED FATALITY. (a) A person, including...

Section 672.013. Procedure in the Event of Reportable Death - Sec. 672.013. PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF REPORTABLE DEATH. (a)...

Chapter 673 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Section 673.001. Definitions - Sec. 673.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 673.002. Autopsy - Sec. 673.002. AUTOPSY. (a) The death in this state of...

Section 673.003. Designation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome as Primary Cause of Death - Sec. 673.003. DESIGNATION OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME AS PRIMARY...

Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review

Section 674.001. Definitions - Sec. 674.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Decedent" means: (A)...

Section 674.002. Review Team - Sec. 674.002. REVIEW TEAM. (a) A fetal and infant mortality...

Section 674.003. Purpose and Powers and Duties of Review Team - Sec. 674.003. PURPOSE AND POWERS AND DUTIES OF REVIEW TEAM....

Section 674.004. Governmental Unit - Sec. 674.004. GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. A review team is a governmental...

Section 674.005. Meetings - Sec. 674.005. MEETINGS. (a) Meetings of a review team are...

Section 674.006. Disclosure of Information to Review Team - Sec. 674.006. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO REVIEW TEAM. (a) A...

Section 674.007. Confidentiality of Records; Privilege - Sec. 674.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS; PRIVILEGE. (a) Information is confidential...

Section 674.008. Immunity From Subpoena and Discovery - Sec. 674.008. IMMUNITY FROM SUBPOENA AND DISCOVERY. (a) Review team...

Section 674.009. Unauthorized Disclosure by Review Team Member; Offense - Sec. 674.009. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE BY REVIEW TEAM MEMBER; OFFENSE. (a)...

Section 674.010. Immunity - Sec. 674.010. IMMUNITY. A member of a review team is...

Section 674.011. Inapplicability of Chapter - Sec. 674.011. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...