Tex. Health & Safety Code § 613.002 · Chapter 613. KIDNEY DONATION BY WARD WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
COURT ORDER AUTHORIZING KIDNEY DONATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A district court may authorize the donation of a kidney of a ward with an intellectual disability to a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister of the ward if:
(1) the guardian of the ward with an intellectual disability consents to the donation;
(2) the ward is 12 years of age or older;
(3) the ward assents to the kidney transplant;
(4) the ward has two kidneys;
(5) without the transplant the donee will soon die or suffer severe and progressive deterioration, and with the transplant the donee will probably benefit substantially;
(6) there are no medically preferable alternatives to a kidney transplant for the donee;
(7) the risks of the operation and the long-term risks to the ward are minimal;
(8) the ward will not likely suffer psychological harm; and
(9) the transplant will promote the ward's best interests.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 6.09, eff. September 1, 2023.
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.613.htm
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