Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 166.034. Issuance Of Nonwritten Directive By Competent Adult Qualified Patient
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§ 166.034. ISSUANCE OF NONWRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT
ADULT QUALIFIED PATIENT. (a) A competent qualified patient who is
an adult may issue a directive by a nonwritten means of
communication.
(b) A declarant must issue the nonwritten directive in the
presence of the attending physician and two witnesses who qualify
under Section 166.003, at least one of whom must be a witness who
qualifies under Section 166.003(2).
(c) The physician shall make the fact of the existence of
the directive a part of the declarant's medical record, and the
names of the witnesses shall be entered in the medical record.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Renumbered from § 672.005 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,
ch. 450, § 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 166.007 166.008 166.009 166.010 166.031 166.032 166.033 166.034 166.035 166.036 166.037 166.038 166.039 166.040 166.041
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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