Sec. 38.19.  FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND REPORT OF DEATH OF RESIDENT OF INSTITUTION.  (a)  A superintendent or general manager of an institution commits an offense if, as required by Article 49.24 or 49.25, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person fails to:
(1)  provide notice of the death of an individual under the care, custody, or control of or residing in the institution;
(2)  submit a report on the death of the individual;  or
(3)  include in the report material facts known or discovered by the person at the time the report was filed.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 894, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.