The Texas Health and Safety Code, Sec. §671.012 requires that a physician who performs an autopsy provided for by state law shall file an autopsy report not later than the 30th day after the date of autopsy unless a required test cannot be completed within that time. Depending upon the complexity of a case and the number of postmortem tests ordered, an examination report may take up to 12 weeks or longer before being completed.
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