Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 166.035 — EXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE ON BEHALF OF PATIENT YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE

HS § 166.035Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 166. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES · Art. B. DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS

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The following persons may execute a directive on behalf of a qualified patient who is younger than 18 years of age:

(1)the patient's spouse, if the spouse is an adult;

(2)the patient's parents; or

(3)the patient's legal guardian.

Legislative history

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 672.006 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.