Tex. Est. Code § 1357.051 · Subchapter B. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS
SCOPE OF SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An adult with a disability may voluntarily, without undue influence or coercion, enter into a supported decision-making agreement with a supporter under which the adult with a disability authorizes the supporter to do any or all of the following:
(1) provide supported decision-making, including assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities, and consequences of the adult's life decisions, without making those decisions on behalf of the adult with a disability;
(2) subject to Section 1357.054, assist the adult in accessing, collecting, and obtaining information that is relevant to a given life decision, including medical, psychological, financial, educational, or treatment records, from any person;
(3) assist the adult with a disability in understanding the information described by Subdivision (2); and
(4) assist the adult in communicating the adult's decisions to appropriate persons.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 1881), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1357.htm
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