Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 137.003 — EXECUTION AND WITNESSES; EXECUTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC

CP § 137.003Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 137. DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT

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(a)A declaration for mental health treatment must be:

(1)signed by the principal in the presence of two or more subscribing witnesses; or

(2)signed by the principal and acknowledged before a notary public.

(b)A witness may not, at the time of execution, be:

(1)the principal's health or residential care provider or an employee of that provider;

(2)the operator of a community health care facility providing care to the principal or an employee of an operator of the facility;

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 349 (H.B. 1787), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 349 (H.B. 1787), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.