Advance Directives Act
Texas · HS · §§ 166.001 to 166.209 · 82 sections
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 25 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 41 SW3D 349 - Lawrence v. State
Sections covered
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.001SHORT TITLE3 cites
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.002DEFINITIONS3 cites
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.003WITNESSES1 cite
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.004STATEMENT RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.005ENFORCEABILITY OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES EXECUTED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.006EFFECT OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ON INSURANCE POLICY AND PREMIUMS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.007EXECUTION OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE MAY NOT BE REQUIRED
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.008CONFLICT BETWEEN ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.009CERTAIN LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT NOT REQUIRED
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.010APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.011DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE1 cite
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.031DEFINITIONS3 cites
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.032WRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT ADULT; NOTICE TO PHYSICIAN
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.033FORM OF WRITTEN DIRECTIVE1 cite
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.034ISSUANCE OF NONWRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT ADULT QUALIFIED PATIENT
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.035EXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE ON BEHALF OF PATIENT YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE2 cites
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.036NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED; REQUIREMENT OF SPECIFIC FORM PROHIBITED
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.037PATIENT DESIRE SUPERSEDES DIRECTIVE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.038PROCEDURE WHEN DECLARANT IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.039PROCEDURE WHEN PERSON HAS NOT EXECUTED OR ISSUED A DIRECTIVE AND IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATION1 cite
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.040PATIENT CERTIFICATION AND PREREQUISITES FOR COMPLYING WITH DIRECTIVE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.041DURATION OF DIRECTIVE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.042REVOCATION OF DIRECTIVE2 cites
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.043REEXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.044LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWING LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.0445LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.045LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE DIRECTIVE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.046PROCEDURE IF NOT EFFECTUATING DIRECTIVE OR TREATMENT DECISION FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS3 cites
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.0465ETHICS OR MEDICAL COMMITTEE DECISION RELATED TO PATIENT DISABILITY
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.047HONORING DIRECTIVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OFFENSE OF AIDING SUICIDE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.048CRIMINAL PENALTY; PROSECUTION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.049PREGNANT PATIENTS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.050MERCY KILLING NOT CONDONED
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.051LEGAL RIGHT OR RESPONSIBILITY NOT AFFECTED1 cite
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.052STATEMENTS EXPLAINING PATIENT'S RIGHT TO TRANSFER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.053REGISTRY TO ASSIST TRANSFERS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.054REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ETHICS OR MEDICAL COMMITTEE PROCESSES
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.081DEFINITIONS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.082OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER; DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.083FORM OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.084ISSUANCE OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER BY NONWRITTEN COMMUNICATION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.085EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.086DESIRE OF PERSON SUPERSEDES OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.087PROCEDURE WHEN DECLARANT IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.088PROCEDURE WHEN PERSON HAS NOT EXECUTED OR ISSUED OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER AND IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.089COMPLIANCE WITH OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.090DNR IDENTIFICATION DEVICE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.091DURATION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.092REVOCATION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.093REEXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.094LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR WITHHOLDING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND CERTAIN OTHER LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.095LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.096HONORING OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OFFENSE OF AIDING SUICIDE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.097CRIMINAL PENALTY; PROSECUTION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.098PREGNANT PERSONS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.099MERCY KILLING NOT CONDONED
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.100LEGAL RIGHT OR RESPONSIBILITY NOT AFFECTED
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.101DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.102PHYSICIAN'S DNR ORDER MAY BE HONORED BY HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL OTHER THAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.151DEFINITIONS1 cite
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.152SCOPE AND DURATION OF AUTHORITY3 cites
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.153PERSONS WHO MAY NOT EXERCISE AUTHORITY OF AGENT
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.154EXECUTION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.155REVOCATION; EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.156APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.157DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.158DUTY OF HEALTH OR RESIDENTIAL CARE PROVIDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.159DISCRIMINATION RELATING TO EXECUTION OF MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.160LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.161LIABILITY FOR HEALTH CARE COSTS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.164FORM OF MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.165CIVIL ACTION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.166OTHER RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES NOT AFFECTED
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.201DEFINITION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.202APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.203GENERAL PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.204NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.205REVOCATION OF DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.206PROCEDURE FOR FAILURE TO EXECUTE DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER OR PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.207LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR ISSUING DNR ORDER OR WITHHOLDING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.208LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE DNR ORDER
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 166.209ENFORCEMENT
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