Sec. 487.256. INFORMED CONSENT. (a) Before receiving treatment under an approved research program, each patient must sign a written informed consent form.
(b) If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent, guardian, or conservator may provide informed consent on the patient's behalf.
(c) An institutional review board overseeing a research program under this subchapter may adopt a form to be used for the informed consent required by this section.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 660 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle C - Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes
Chapter 487 - Texas Compassionate-Use Act
Subchapter F. Compassionate-Use Research and Reporting
Section 487.253. Compassionate-Use Institutional Review Boards
Section 487.254. Reports by Institutional Review Boards