Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 241.010 - Disposition of Fetal Remains(a) A hospital shall release the remains of an unintended, intrauterine fetal death on the request of a parent of the unborn child, in a manner appropriate under law and the hospital's policy for disposition of a human body.(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the remains of an unintended, intrauterine fetal death weigh less than 350 grams, a hospital shall release the remains on the request of a parent of the unborn child, in a manner that is appropriate under law and consistent with hospital policy.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.010
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 342,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.