Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 166.157 — DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION

HS § 166.157Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 166. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES · Art. D. MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

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Subject to any limitations in the medical power of attorney, an agent may, for the purpose of making a health care decision:

(1)request, review, and receive any information, oral or written, regarding the principal's physical or mental health, including medical and hospital records;

(2)execute a release or other document required to obtain the information; and

(3)consent to the disclosure of the information.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 3.02(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Renumbered from Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 135.007 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.