Texas Family Code

§ 266.0042 — CONSENT FOR PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION

FA § 266.0042Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 266. MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

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Consent to the administration of a psychotropic medication is valid only if:

(1)the consent is given voluntarily and without undue influence; and

(2)the person authorized by law to consent for the foster child receives verbally or in writing information that describes:

(A)the specific condition to be treated;

(B)the beneficial effects on that condition expected from the medication;

(C)the probable health and mental health consequences of not consenting to the medication;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 915), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.