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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 49.01. Definitions

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Art. 49.01. [968] DEFINITIONS.  In this article:                               
	(1)  "Autopsy" means a post mortem examination of the body of 
a person, including X-rays and an examination of the internal 
organs and structures after dissection, to determine the cause of 
death or the nature of any pathological changes that may have 
contributed to the death.
	(2)  "Inquest" means an investigation into the cause and 
circumstances of the death of a person, and a determination, made 
with or without a formal court hearing, as to whether the death was 
caused by an unlawful act or omission.
	(3)  "Inquest hearing" means a formal court hearing held to 
determine whether the death of a person was caused by an unlawful 
act or omission and, if the death was caused by an unlawful act or 
omission, to obtain evidence to form the basis of a criminal 
prosecution.
	(4)  "Institution" means any place where health care 
services are rendered, including a hospital, clinic, health 
facility, nursing home, extended-care facility, out-patient 
facility, foster-care facility, and retirement home.
	(5)  "Physician" means a practicing doctor of medicine or 
doctor of osteopathic medicine who is licensed by the Texas State 
Board of Medical Examiners under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations 
Code.

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 529, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1987;  Subsec. (5) amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 72, Sec. 1, 
eff. May 9, 1989;  Subsec. (5) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 
1420, Sec. 14.737, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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