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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 671.012

FILING AUTOPSY REPORT

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.