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TX Health & Safety Code § 672.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.003. Purpose and Powers of Review Team

Sec. 672.003.  PURPOSE AND POWERS OF REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  The purpose of a review team is to decrease the incidence of preventable adult deaths by:(1)  promoting cooperation, communication, and coordination among agencies involved in responding to unexpected deaths;(2)  developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of unexpected deaths in the county or counties in which the review team is located;  and(3)  advising the legislature, appropriate state agencies, and local law enforcement agencies on changes to law, policy, or practice that will reduce the number of unexpected deaths.(b)  To achieve its purpose, a review team shall:(1)  develop and implement, according to local needs and resources, appropriate protocols;(2)  meet on a regular basis to review fatality cases suspected to have resulted from suicide, family violence, or abuse and recommend methods to improve coordination of services and investigations between agencies that are represented on the team;(3)  collect and maintain data, as appropriate;  and(4)  submit the report required under Section 672.008.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.004. Duties of Presiding Officer

Sec. 672.004.  DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICER.  The presiding officer of a review team may:(1)  send notices to the review team members of a meeting to review a fatality involving suspected suicide, family violence, or abuse;(2)  provide a list to the review team members of each fatality to be reviewed at the meeting;  and(3)  ensure that the review team operates according to the protocols developed by the review team.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.005. Review Procedure

Sec. 672.005.  REVIEW PROCEDURE.  (a)  The review team of the county in which the event that was the cause of the unexpected death occurred, as stated on the death certificate or as otherwise indicated by the medical examiner or justice of the peace notified of the death, may review the death. (b)  On receipt of the list of fatalities under Section 672.004, each review team member shall review available records for information regarding each listed unexpected death.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.006. Access to Information

Sec. 672.006.  ACCESS TO INFORMATION.  (a)  A review team may request information and records regarding adult deaths resulting from suicide, family violence, or abuse as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties.  Records and information that may be requested under this section include:(1)  medical, dental, and mental health care information;  and(2)  information and records maintained by any state or local government agency, including:(A)  a birth certificate;(B)  law enforcement investigative data;(C)  medical examiner investigative data;(D)  juvenile court records;(E)  parole and probation information and records;  and(F)  adult protective services information and records.(b)  On request of the presiding officer of a review team, the custodian of the relevant information or records relating to the deceased adult shall provide the information or records to the review team.  A law enforcement agency or a medical examiner may decline to provide investigative data to a review team until after the conclusion of the investigation.(c)  This section does not authorize the release of the original or copies of the mental health or medical records of any member of the deceased adult's family, the guardian or caretaker of the deceased adult, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of family violence or abuse of the adult that are in the possession of any state or local government agency as provided in Subsection (a)(2).  Information relating to the mental health or medical condition of a member of the deceased adult's family, the guardian or caretaker of the deceased adult, or the alleged or suspected perpetrator of family violence or abuse of the deceased adult acquired as part of an investigation by a state or local government agency as provided in Subsection (a)(2) may be provided to the review team.(d)  This section does not authorize any interference with a criminal investigation, inquest, or autopsy.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.007. Meeting of Review Team

Sec. 672.007.  MEETING OF REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  A meeting of a review team is closed to the public and not subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code.(b)  This section does not prohibit a review team from requesting the attendance at a closed meeting of a person who is not a member of the review team and who has information regarding a fatality resulting from suicide, family violence, or abuse.(c)  Except as necessary to carry out a review team's purpose and duties, members of a review team and persons attending a review team meeting may not disclose what occurred at the meeting.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.008. Report

Sec. 672.008.  REPORT.  (a)  Not later than December 15 of each even-numbered year, each review team shall submit to the Department of Family and Protective Services a report on deaths reviewed.(b)  Subject to Section 672.009, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall make the reports received under Subsection (a) available to the public.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1503, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.009. Use of Information and Records; Confidentiality

Sec. 672.009.  USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS;  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Information and records acquired by a review team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this chapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and may only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties.(b)  A report of a review team or a statistical compilation of data reports is a public record subject to the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, as if the review team were a governmental body under that chapter, if the report or statistical compilation does not contain any information that would permit the identification of an individual and is not otherwise confidential or privileged.(c)  A member of a review team may not disclose any information that is confidential under this section.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person discloses information made confidential by this section.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.(e)  Information, documents, and records that are confidential as provided by this section are not subject to subpoena or discovery and may not be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.  A document or other information that is otherwise available from another source is not protected from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence under this subsection solely because the document or information was acquired by a review team in the exercise of its duties under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (H.B. 3303), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.010. Civil Liability for Disclosure of Information

Sec. 672.010.  CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.  Subject to the limits described in Section 101.023(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a team organized pursuant to this chapter, or any member thereof, may be civilly liable for damages caused by the disclosure of information gathered pursuant to an investigation if such disclosure is made in violation of Section 672.007 and Section 672.009.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.011. Governmental Unit

Sec. 672.011.  GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.  Subject to Section 672.010, a review team established under this chapter is a local governmental unit for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.012. Report of Unexpected Fatality

Sec. 672.012.  REPORT OF UNEXPECTED FATALITY.  (a)  A person, including a health care provider, who knows of the death of an adult that resulted from, or that occurred under circumstances indicating death may have resulted from, suicide, family violence, or abuse, shall immediately report the death to the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred or, if the death occurred in a county that does not have a medical examiner's office or that is not part of a medical examiner's district, to a justice of the peace in that county.(b)  The requirement of this section is in addition to any other reporting requirement imposed by law.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.013. Procedure in the Event of Reportable Death

Sec. 672.013.  PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF REPORTABLE DEATH.  (a)  A medical examiner or justice of the peace notified of a death under Section 672.012 may hold an inquest under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, to determine whether the death was caused by suicide, family violence, or abuse. (b)  Without regard to whether an inquest is held under Subsection (a), the medical examiner or justice of the peace shall immediately notify the county or entity designated under Section 672.002(b) of:(1)  each notification of death received under Section 672.012;(2)  each death found to be caused by suicide, family violence, or abuse;  or(3)  each death that may be a result of suicide, family violence, or abuse, without regard to whether the suspected suicide, family violence, or abuse is determined to be a sole or contributing cause and without regard to whether the cause of death is conclusively determined.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 673.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 673 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome|Section 673.001. Definitions

Sec. 673.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.(2)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(3)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1504, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 673.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 673 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome|Section 673.002. Autopsy

Sec. 673.002.  AUTOPSY.  (a)  The death in this state of a child 12 months old or younger shall be immediately reported to the justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other proper official as prescribed by law if the child dies suddenly or is found dead and if the cause of death is unknown.(b)  The justice of the peace or medical examiner shall inform the child's legal guardian or parents that an autopsy shall be performed on the child.  The state shall reimburse a county $500 for the cost of the autopsy if the primary cause of death of the child is sudden infant death syndrome.  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules that:(1)  define sudden infant death syndrome; and(2)  describe the method for obtaining reimbursement for the cost of an autopsy.(c)  Reimbursement required by Subsection (b) is subject to the availability of funds.(d)  After the autopsy is completed, the child's parents or legal guardian shall be notified of the autopsy results.(e)  This section does not affect the duties of the justice of the peace or medical examiner prescribed by other laws.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1505, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 673.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 673 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome|Section 673.003. Designation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome as Primary Cause of Death

Sec. 673.003.  DESIGNATION OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME AS PRIMARY CAUSE OF DEATH.  Sudden infant death syndrome may be used as a primary cause of death on a death certificate required by Chapter 193.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 674.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review|Section 674.001. Definitions

Sec. 674.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Decedent" means:(A)  a person for whom a fetal death certificate must be filed; or(B)  a deceased infant.(2)  "Fetal death certificate" means a death certificate filed for any fetus weighing 350 grams or more or, if the weight is unknown, a fetus age 20 weeks or more as calculated from the start date of the last normal menstrual period to the date of delivery.(3)  "Health care provider" means any health care practitioner or facility that provides medical evaluation or treatment, including mental health evaluation or treatment.(4)  "Infant" means a child younger than one year of age.(5)  "Local health authority" means:(A)  a municipal or county health authority;(B)  a director of a local health department or public health district; or(C)  a regional director of a public health region.(6)  "Review" means a reexamination of information regarding a decedent from relevant agencies, professionals, health care providers, and the family of the decedent.(7)  "Review team" means the fetal and infant mortality review team.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (S.B. 143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 674.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review|Section 674.002. Review Team

Sec. 674.002.  REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  A fetal and infant mortality review team may be established only:(1)  by a local health authority or other local health official or by the Department of State Health Services; or(2)  under a contract or in accordance with a memorandum of agreement with a local health authority or other local health official or the Department of State Health Services.(b)  Local health authorities or other local health officials for two or more adjacent counties or municipalities may join to establish a joint review team.(c)  A review team must be composed of culturally diverse members representing multiple disciplines, including professionals and representatives of agencies that provide services or community resources for families in the community and community representatives.  The review team may include:(1)  a physician, including a pediatrician, an obstetrician, or a physician practicing in another relevant specialty;(2)  a registered nurse;(3)  a certified nurse-midwife or licensed midwife;(4)  a county attorney or a designee of a county attorney;(5)  a representative of a school district;(6)  a representative of the local health department;(7)  a forensic pathologist;(8)  a mental health professional;(9)  a representative from a local hospital;(10)  a local registrar of births and deaths;(11)  a person working in a supervisory position in local administration of the state Medicaid program;(12)  a person working with local implementation of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children;(13)  an educator;(14)  a pastoral counselor;(15)  a member of the health committee of a chamber of commerce; and(16)  other community representatives.(d)  Members of a review team may select additional members according to the resources of the review team and its needs.(e)  The review team shall select a presiding officer from its members.(f)  A local health authority or other local health official or the Department of State Health Services is not required to establish a review team for a particular municipality or county.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (S.B. 143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 674.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review|Section 674.003. Purpose and Powers and Duties of Review Team

Sec. 674.003.  PURPOSE AND POWERS AND DUTIES OF REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  The purpose of a review team is to:(1)  improve the health and well-being of women, infants, and families;(2)  reduce racial disparities in the rates of and the overall rates of fetal and infant mortality;(3)  facilitate the operations of the review team and train review team members on the review team process; and(4)  develop and deliver reports of findings to the community.(b)  For a death or fetal death subject to review, the review team shall collect information relating to the death of the decedent, including medical, dental, and mental health care records or information, autopsy reports, social services records, and other pertinent records related to the decedent and the family of the decedent.(c)  Before review at a meeting of the review team, the names and addresses of the decedent and the decedent's family and the name and address of each health care provider that provided services to the decedent or decedent's family shall be removed from information collected under Subsection (b).  A summary of the information, with the identifying information described by this subsection removed, shall be prepared for consideration of the review team.(d)  The review team shall:(1)  compile statistics of fetal and infant mortality;(2)  analyze the causes of fetal and infant mortality; and(3)  recommend measures to decrease fetal and infant mortality to a community action team formed for this purpose or to state or local governmental officials or other appropriate members of the community.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (S.B. 143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 674.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review|Section 674.004. Governmental Unit

Sec. 674.004.  GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.  A review team is a governmental unit for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.  A review team is a unit of local government under that chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (S.B. 143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 674.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review|Section 674.005. Meetings

Sec. 674.005.  MEETINGS.  (a)  Meetings of a review team are closed to the public and are not subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.(b)  A member of a review team participating in the review of a death or fetal death, and any person employed by or acting in an advisory capacity to the review team and who provides counsel or services to the review team, are immune from civil or criminal liability arising from information presented in a review team meeting or recommendations resulting from the meeting.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (S.B. 143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 674.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 674 - Fetal and Infant Mortality Review|Section 674.006. Disclosure of Information to Review Team

Sec. 674.006.  DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  A review team may request information regarding a decedent or the decedent's family as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties, including any information described by Section 674.003(b).(b)  On the request of the review team, a health care provider or other custodian of the requested information shall provide the information to the review team.  The information shall be provided without the authorization of the decedent's parent, guardian, or other representative.(c)  A health care provider or other person who provides information to a review team is not subject to a civil action for damages or other relief as a result of having provided the information.  This subsection does not apply if the information provided was false and the health care provider or other person knew or had reason to know that the information was false.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (S.B. 143), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|