Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 166 - Advance Directives

Section 166.005. Enforceability of Advance Directives Executed in Another Jurisdiction - Sec. 166.005. ENFORCEABILITY OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES EXECUTED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION....

Section 166.006. Effect of Advance Directive on Insurance Policy and Premiums - Sec. 166.006. EFFECT OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ON INSURANCE POLICY AND...

Section 166.007. Execution of Advance Directive May Not Be Required - Sec. 166.007. EXECUTION OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE MAY NOT BE REQUIRED....

Section 166.008. Conflict Between Advance Directives - Sec. 166.008. CONFLICT BETWEEN ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. To the extent that...

Section 166.009. Certain Life-Sustaining Treatment Not Required - Sec. 166.009. CERTAIN LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT NOT REQUIRED. This chapter may...

Section 166.010. Applicability of Federal Law Relating to Child Abuse and Neglect - Sec. 166.010. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE...

Section 166.011. Digital or Electronic Signature - Sec. 166.011. DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. (a) For an advance...

Subchapter B. Directive to Physicians

Section 166.031. Definitions - Sec. 166.031. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Directive" means an...

Section 166.032. Written Directive by Competent Adult; Notice to Physician - Sec. 166.032. WRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT ADULT; NOTICE TO PHYSICIAN....

Section 166.033. Form of Written Directive - Sec. 166.033. FORM OF WRITTEN DIRECTIVE. A written directive may...

Section 166.034. Issuance of Nonwritten Directive by Competent Adult Qualified Patient - Sec. 166.034. ISSUANCE OF NONWRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT ADULT QUALIFIED...

Section 166.035. Execution of Directive on Behalf of Patient Younger Than 18 Years of Age - Sec. 166.035. EXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE ON BEHALF OF PATIENT YOUNGER...

Section 166.036. Notarized Document Not Required; Requirement of Specific Form Prohibited - Sec. 166.036. NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED; REQUIREMENT OF SPECIFIC FORM...

Section 166.037. Patient Desire Supersedes Directive - Sec. 166.037. PATIENT DESIRE SUPERSEDES DIRECTIVE. The desire of a...

Section 166.038. Procedure When Declarant Is Incompetent or Incapable of Communication - Sec. 166.038. PROCEDURE WHEN DECLARANT IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF...

Section 166.039. Procedure When Person Has Not Executed or Issued a Directive and Is Incompetent or Incapable of Communication - Sec. 166.039. PROCEDURE WHEN PERSON HAS NOT EXECUTED OR ISSUED...

Section 166.040. Patient Certification and Prerequisites for Complying With Directive - Sec. 166.040. PATIENT CERTIFICATION AND PREREQUISITES FOR COMPLYING WITH DIRECTIVE....

Section 166.041. Duration of Directive - Sec. 166.041. DURATION OF DIRECTIVE. A directive is effective until...

Section 166.042. Revocation of Directive - Sec. 166.042. REVOCATION OF DIRECTIVE. (a) A declarant may revoke...

Section 166.043. Reexecution of Directive - Sec. 166.043. REEXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE. A declarant may at any...

Section 166.044. Limitation of Liability for Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Procedures - Sec. 166.044. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWING LIFE-SUSTAINING...

Section 166.045. Liability for Failure to Effectuate Directive - Sec. 166.045. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE DIRECTIVE. (a) A...

Section 166.046. Procedure if Not Effectuating a Directive or Treatment Decision - Sec. 166.046. PROCEDURE IF NOT EFFECTUATING A DIRECTIVE OR TREATMENT...

Section 166.047. Honoring Directive Does Not Constitute Offense of Aiding Suicide - Sec. 166.047. HONORING DIRECTIVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OFFENSE OF AIDING...

Section 166.048. Criminal Penalty; Prosecution - Sec. 166.048. CRIMINAL PENALTY; PROSECUTION. (a) A person commits an...

Section 166.049. Pregnant Patients - Sec. 166.049. PREGNANT PATIENTS. A person may not withdraw or...

Section 166.050. Mercy Killing Not Condoned - Sec. 166.050. MERCY KILLING NOT CONDONED. This subchapter does not...

Section 166.051. Legal Right or Responsibility Not Affected - Sec. 166.051. LEGAL RIGHT OR RESPONSIBILITY NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter...

Section 166.052. Statements Explaining Patient's Right to Transfer - Sec. 166.052. STATEMENTS EXPLAINING PATIENT'S RIGHT TO TRANSFER. (a) In...

Section 166.053. Registry to Assist Transfers - Sec. 166.053. REGISTRY TO ASSIST TRANSFERS. (a) The department shall...

Subchapter C. Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders

Section 166.081. Definitions - Sec. 166.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) Repealed by Acts...

Section 166.082. Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order; Directive to Physicians - Sec. 166.082. OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER; DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS. (a) A...

Section 166.083. Form of Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order - Sec. 166.083. FORM OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER. (a) A written...

Section 166.084. Issuance of Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order by Nonwritten Communication - Sec. 166.084. ISSUANCE OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER BY NONWRITTEN COMMUNICATION....

Section 166.085. Execution of Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order on Behalf of a Minor - Sec. 166.085. EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF...

Section 166.086. Desire of Person Supersedes Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order - Sec. 166.086. DESIRE OF PERSON SUPERSEDES OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER. The...

Section 166.087. Procedure When Declarant Is Incompetent or Incapable of Communication - Sec. 166.087. PROCEDURE WHEN DECLARANT IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF...

Section 166.088. Procedure When Person Has Not Executed or Issued Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order and Is Incompetent or Incapable of Communication - Sec. 166.088. PROCEDURE WHEN PERSON HAS NOT EXECUTED OR ISSUED...

Section 166.089. Compliance With Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order - Sec. 166.089. COMPLIANCE WITH OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER. (a) When responding...

Section 166.090. Dnr Identification Device - Sec. 166.090. DNR IDENTIFICATION DEVICE. (a) A person who has...

Section 166.091. Duration of Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order - Sec. 166.091. DURATION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER. An out-of-hospital DNR...

Section 166.092. Revocation of Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order - Sec. 166.092. REVOCATION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER. (a) A declarant...

Section 166.093. Reexecution of Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order - Sec. 166.093. REEXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER. A declarant may...

Section 166.094. Limitation on Liability for Withholding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Certain Other Life-Sustaining Procedures - Sec. 166.094. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR WITHHOLDING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND...

Section 166.095. Limitation on Liability for Failure to Effectuate Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order - Sec. 166.095. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE OUT-OF-HOSPITAL...

Section 166.096. Honoring Out-of-Hospital Dnr Order Does Not Constitute Offense of Aiding Suicide - Sec. 166.096. HONORING OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OFFENSE...

Section 166.097. Criminal Penalty; Prosecution - Sec. 166.097. CRIMINAL PENALTY; PROSECUTION. (a) A person commits an...

Section 166.098. Pregnant Persons - Sec. 166.098. PREGNANT PERSONS. A person may not withhold cardiopulmonary...

Section 166.099. Mercy Killing Not Condoned - Sec. 166.099. MERCY KILLING NOT CONDONED. This subchapter does not...

Section 166.100. Legal Right or Responsibility Not Affected - Sec. 166.100. LEGAL RIGHT OR RESPONSIBILITY NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter...

Section 166.101. Duties of Department and Executive Commissioner - Sec. 166.101. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER. (a) The...

Section 166.102. Physician's Dnr Order May Be Honored by Health Care Personnel Other Than Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Sec. 166.102. PHYSICIAN'S DNR ORDER MAY BE HONORED BY HEALTH...

Subchapter D. Medical Power of Attorney

Section 166.151. Definitions - Sec. 166.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adult" means a...

Section 166.152. Scope and Duration of Authority - Sec. 166.152. SCOPE AND DURATION OF AUTHORITY. (a) Subject to...

Section 166.153. Persons Who May Not Exercise Authority of Agent - Sec. 166.153. PERSONS WHO MAY NOT EXERCISE AUTHORITY OF AGENT....

Section 166.154. Execution - Sec. 166.154. EXECUTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 166.155. Revocation; Effect of Termination of Marriage - Sec. 166.155. REVOCATION; EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE. (a) A...

Section 166.156. Appointment of Guardian - Sec. 166.156. APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN. (a) On motion filed in...

Section 166.157. Disclosure of Medical Information - Sec. 166.157. DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION. Subject to any limitations...

Section 166.158. Duty of Health or Residential Care Provider - Sec. 166.158. DUTY OF HEALTH OR RESIDENTIAL CARE PROVIDER. (a)...

Section 166.159. Discrimination Relating to Execution of Medical Power of Attorney - Sec. 166.159. DISCRIMINATION RELATING TO EXECUTION OF MEDICAL POWER OF...

Section 166.160. Limitation on Liability - Sec. 166.160. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. (a) An agent is not...

Section 166.161. Liability for Health Care Costs - Sec. 166.161. LIABILITY FOR HEALTH CARE COSTS. Liability for the...

Section 166.164. Form of Medical Power of Attorney - Sec. 166.164. FORM OF MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY. The medical...

Section 166.165. Civil Action - Sec. 166.165. CIVIL ACTION. (a) A person who is a...

Section 166.166. Other Rights or Responsibilities Not Affected - Sec. 166.166. OTHER RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES NOT AFFECTED. This subchapter...

Subchapter E. Health Care Facility Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders

Section 166.201. Definition - Sec. 166.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "DNR order" means an...

Section 166.202. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 166.202. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies to...

Section 166.203. General Procedures and Requirements for Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders - Sec. 166.203. GENERAL PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS. (a)...

Section 166.204. Notice Requirements for Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders - Sec. 166.204. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS. (a) If an...

Section 166.205. Revocation of Do-Not-Resuscitate Order; Limitation of Liability - Sec. 166.205. REVOCATION OF DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. (a)...

Section 166.206. Procedure for Failure to Execute Do-Not-Resuscitate Order or Patient Instructions - Sec. 166.206. PROCEDURE FOR FAILURE TO EXECUTE DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER OR...

Section 166.207. Limitation on Liability for Issuing Dnr Order or Withholding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Sec. 166.207. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR ISSUING DNR ORDER OR...

Section 166.208. Limitation on Liability for Failure to Effectuate Dnr Order - Sec. 166.208. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE DNR...

Section 166.209. Enforcement - Sec. 166.209. ENFORCEMENT. (a) A physician, physician assistant, nurse, or...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions Chapter 166 - Advance Directives

Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 166 - Advance Directives