Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.153

PERSONS WHO MAY NOT EXERCISE AUTHORITY OF AGENT

Known as the Advance Directives Act

The act spans §§ 166–166 (82 sections).

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 3.02(a), eff

A person may not exercise the authority of an agent while the person serves as:

(1) the principal's health care provider;

(2) an employee of the principal's health care provider unless the person is a relative of the principal;

(3) the principal's residential care provider; or

(4) an employee of the principal's residential care provider unless the person is a relative of the principal.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.