(b) An order shall:
(1) specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination or autopsy;
(2) specify the person by whom the examination or autopsy is to be made; and
(3) require the person making the examination or autopsy to file with the attorney general a detailed written report of the examination or autopsy.
(c) A report shall set out the findings of the person making the examination or autopsy, including:
(1) the results of any tests made; and
(2) diagnoses, prognoses, and other conclusions and reports of earlier examinations of the same conditions.
(d) On request of the individual examined, the attorney general shall furnish the individual with a copy of the report. If the victim is deceased, the attorney general on request shall furnish the claimant with a copy of the report.
(e) A physician or psychologist making an examination or autopsy under this article shall be compensated from funds appropriated for the administration of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.84(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 779, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 3.011, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1173 (S.B. 745), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Text of article effective until January 01, 2021
