Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.037 · Subchapter B. DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS
PATIENT DESIRE SUPERSEDES DIRECTIVE.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The desire of a qualified patient, including a qualified patient younger than 18 years of age, supersedes the effect of a directive.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 672.007 and amended 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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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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