Only the commission may grant permission to perform an autopsy on an unclaimed body. The commission may grant permission after receiving a specific request for an autopsy that shows sufficient evidence of medical urgency.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 961 (S.B. 2040), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2023.