Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 74.107 — INFORMED CONSENT FOR HYSTERECTOMIES
CP § 74.107Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT · Ch. 74. MEDICAL LIABILITY · Art. C. INFORMED CONSENT
Statute text
View on source(a)The disclosure panel shall develop and prepare written materials to inform a patient or person authorized to consent for a patient of the risks and hazards of a hysterectomy.
(b)The materials shall be available in English, Spanish, and any other language the panel considers appropriate. The information must be presented in a manner understandable to a layperson.
(c)The materials must include:
(1)a notice that a decision made at any time to refuse to undergo a hysterectomy will not result in the withdrawal or withholding of any benefits provided by programs or projects receiving federal funds or otherwise affect the patient's right to future care or treatment;
(2)the name of the person providing and explaining the materials;
(3)a statement that the patient or person authorized to consent for the patient understands that the hysterectomy is permanent and nonreversible and that the patient will not be able to become pregnant or bear children if she undergoes a hysterectomy;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 10.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.