Tex. Fam. Code § 266.0042 · Chapter 266. MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CONSENT FOR PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Consent to the administration of a psychotropic medication is valid only if:
(1) the consent is given voluntarily and without undue influence; and
(2) the person authorized by law to consent for the foster child receives verbally or in writing information that describes:
(A) the specific condition to be treated;
(B) the beneficial effects on that condition expected from the medication;
(C) the probable health and mental health consequences of not consenting to the medication;
(D) the probable clinically significant side effects and risks associated with the medication; and
(E) the generally accepted alternative medications and non-pharmacological interventions to the medication, if any, and the reasons for the proposed course of treatment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 915), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.266.htm
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BenchPath cards that rely on this text
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- Standing Orders of the Child Protection Court of the Concho Valley (effective July 22, 2025)
- Standing Orders of the Child Protection Court of the Concho Valley (effective July 22, 2025)
- Standing Orders of the Child Protection Court of the Concho Valley (effective July 22, 2025)
- Standing Orders of the Child Protection Court of the Concho Valley (effective July 22, 2025)
- Standing Orders of the Child Protection Court of the Concho Valley (effective July 22, 2025)
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