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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.157

DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION

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

Subject to any limitations in the medical power of attorney, an agent may, for the purpose of making a health care decision:

(1) request, review, and receive any information, oral or written, regarding the principal's physical or mental health, including medical and hospital records;

(2) execute a release or other document required to obtain the information; and

(3) consent to the disclosure of the information.

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