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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 1001.241. Maternal Mortality Reporting and Investigation Information

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

(a) The department shall post on the department's Internet website information regarding the systematic protocol for pregnancy-related death investigations and the best practices for reporting pregnancy-related deaths to the medical examiner or justice of the peace of each county, as applicable.

(b) The information provided under Subsection (a) must include guidelines for:

(1) determining when a comprehensive toxicology screening should be performed on a person whose death was related to pregnancy;

(2) determining when a death should be reported to or investigated by a medical examiner or justice of the peace under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(3) correctly completing the death certificate of a person whose death was related to pregnancy.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

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