Tex. Gov't Code § 36.001 · Chapter 36. JUDICIAL REPORTS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Competency evaluator" means a physician or psychologist who is licensed or certified in this state and who performs examinations to determine whether an individual is incapacitated or has an intellectual disability for purposes of appointing a guardian for the individual. The term includes physicians and psychologists conducting examinations under Sections 1101.103 and 1101.104, Estates Code.
(2) "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1199 (S.B. 1369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.36.htm
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1002.012GUARDIAN.Printed as Section 1002.012, Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1101.103DETERMINATION OF INCAPACITY OF CERTAIN ADULTS: PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINATION.Printed as Sections 1101.103 and 1101.104, Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1101.104EXAMINATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION REGARDING INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.Printed as Sections 1101.103 and 1101.104, Estates Code
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