Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 693.005
Immunity from Damages in Civil Action

In a civil action brought by a person listed in Section 692A.009 (Who May Make Anatomical Gift of Decedent’s Body or Part) who did not object before the removal of tissue or a body part specified by Section 693.002 (Removal of Body Part or Tissue from Decedent Who Died Under Circumstances Requiring an Inquest), a medical examiner, justice of the peace, county judge, medical facility, physician acting on permission of a medical examiner, justice of the peace, or county judge, or person assisting a physician is not liable for damages on a theory of civil recovery based on a contention that the plaintiff’s consent was required before the body part or tissue could be removed.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1220, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (H.B. 2027), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 693.005 — Immunity from Damages in Civil Action, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­693.­htm#693.­005 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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