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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorized release and confidentiality of an |
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autopsy report. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The medical examiner may release a copy of an autopsy |
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report of a deceased person to any organ and tissue procurement |
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organization, hospital, or other covered entity as defined by |
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Section 181.001, Health and Safety Code, that treated the deceased |
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person before death or procured any anatomical gift from the body of |
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the deceased person. The release of a report under this subsection |
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is not considered a disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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A report obtained under this subsection is confidential and not |
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subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |