Texas § HS.193.004 - PERSONAL AND MEDICAL INFORMATION

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§ HS.193.004. PERSONAL AND MEDICAL INFORMATION

PERSONAL AND MEDICAL INFORMATION. (a) The person required to file a death certificate shall obtain the required personal information from a competent person with knowledge of the facts. (b) The person required to file a fetal death certificate shall obtain the required personal information from the person best qualified to furnish the information. (c) A person required to obtain information under this section shall obtain the information over the signature of the person who furnishes the information. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1425, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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Section HS.193.004 ("PERSONAL AND MEDICAL INFORMATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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