Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 49.35 – Right to Nonaffiliated Physician
(a) A person authorized to consent to a postmortem examination or autopsy under Article 49.33 of this code may request that a physician who is not affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died:
(1) perform the postmortem examination or autopsy at another hospital or institution; or
(2) review the postmortem examination or autopsy conducted by a physician affiliated with the hospital or other institution where the deceased person died.
(b) A representative of the hospital or other institution shall inform the person of the person’s right to request the performance or review of a postmortem examination or autopsy by a nonaffiliated physician under Subsection (a) before the person consents to the postmortem examination or autopsy.
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 49.35
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person requesting a nonaffiliated physician to perform or review a postmortem examination or autopsy shall bear the additional costs incurred as a result of the nonaffiliated physician’s performance or review of the examination or autopsy under Subsection (a) of this article.