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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. § 49A.105. Appointment and Qualification of Medical Examiner

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of article effective April 1, 2027. >

(a) The commissioners court of a county that establishes an office of medical examiner shall appoint the medical examiner.  A person appointed as the medical examiner must be:

(1) a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board;  or

(2) a person who:

(A) is licensed and in good standing as a physician in another state;

(B) has applied to the Texas Medical Board for a license to practice medicine in this state;  and

(C) has been granted a provisional license under Section 155.101, Occupations Code.

(b) A medical examiner serves at the will of the commissioners court that appointed the medical examiner.

(c) To the greatest extent possible, the commissioners court shall appoint a medical examiner who has training and experience in pathology, toxicology, histology, and other medico-legal sciences.

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