Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.035 · Subchapter B. DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS
EXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE ON BEHALF OF PATIENT YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The following persons may execute a directive on behalf of a qualified patient who is younger than 18 years of age:
(1) the patient's spouse, if the spouse is an adult;
(2) the patient's parents; or
(3) the patient's legal guardian.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 672.006 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.166.htm
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.035. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.031DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 166.032, 166.034, or 166.035
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.036NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED; REQUIREMENT OF SPECIFIC FORM PROHIBITED.Printed as Section 166.033 or 166.035
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.203GENERAL PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS.Printed as Section 166.032, 166.034, 166.035, 166.082, 166.084, or 166.085
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