An advance directive or similar instrument validly executed in another state or jurisdiction shall be given the same effect as an advance directive validly executed under the law of this state. This section does not authorize the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of health care otherwise prohibited by the laws of this state.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.005
ENFORCEABILITY OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES EXECUTED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION
Known as the Advance Directives Act
The act spans §§ 166–166 (82 sections).
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.