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§ 166.102 — PHYSICIAN'S DNR ORDER MAY BE HONORED BY HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL OTHER THAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL

HS § 166.102Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 166. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES · Art. C. OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a licensed nurse or person providing health care services in an out-of-hospital setting may honor a physician's do-not-resuscitate order.
(b)When responding to a call for assistance, emergency medical services personnel:
(1)shall honor only a properly executed or issued out-of-hospital DNR order or prescribed DNR identification device in accordance with this subchapter; and
(2)have no duty to review, examine, interpret, or honor a person's other written directive, including a written directive in the form prescribed by Section 166.033. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1228, Sec. 7, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 577), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 166.102 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.