Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 166.032. Written Directive By Competent Adult; Notice To Physician
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§ 166.032. WRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT ADULT; NOTICE
TO PHYSICIAN. (a) A competent adult may at any time execute a
written directive.
(b) The declarant must sign the directive in the presence of
two witnesses who qualify under Section 166.003, at least one of
whom must be a witness who qualifies under Section 166.003(2). The
witnesses must sign the directive.
(c) A declarant may include in a directive directions other
than those provided by Section 166.033 and may designate in a
directive a person to make a treatment decision for the declarant in
the event the declarant becomes incompetent or otherwise mentally
or physically incapable of communication.
(d) A declarant shall notify the attending physician of the
existence of a written directive. If the declarant is incompetent
or otherwise mentally or physically incapable of communication,
another person may notify the attending physician of the existence
of the written directive. The attending physician shall make the
directive a part of the declarant's medical record.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended
by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 209, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts
1997, 75th Leg., ch. 291, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Renumbered
from § 672.003 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, §
1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 166.005 166.006 166.007 166.008 166.009 166.010 166.031 166.032 166.033 166.034 166.035 166.036 166.037 166.038 166.039
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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