Sec. 48.207. OBJECTION TO MEDICAL TREATMENT. This chapter does not authorize or require any medical treatment of a person who objects on the grounds that he is an adherent or member of a recognized church or religious denomination the tenets and practice of which may include reliance solely upon spiritual means through prayer for healing.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Sec. 48.102 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Subchapter E. Provision of Services; Emergency Protection
Section 48.201. Application of Subchapter
Section 48.202. Service Determination by Department or Agency
Section 48.203. Voluntary Protective Services
Section 48.205. Provision of Services
Section 48.206. Cost of Services
Section 48.207. Objection to Medical Treatment
Section 48.208. Emergency Order for Protective Services
Section 48.209. Referral for Guardianship Services