Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 166.040. Patient Certification And Prerequisites For Complying With Directive
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§ 166.040. PATIENT CERTIFICATION AND PREREQUISITES FOR
COMPLYING WITH DIRECTIVE. (a) An attending physician who has been
notified of the existence of a directive shall provide for the
declarant's certification as a qualified patient on diagnosis of a
terminal or irreversible condition.
(b) Before withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining
treatment from a qualified patient under this subchapter, the
attending physician must determine that the steps proposed to be
taken are in accord with this subchapter and the patient's existing
desires.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended
by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, § 6.01, eff. Nov. 12,
1991. Renumbered from § 672.010 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th
Leg., ch. 450, § 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 166.033 166.034 166.035 166.036 166.037 166.038 166.039 166.040 166.041 166.042 166.043 166.044 166.045 166.046 166.047
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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