Physician'S Letter Or Certificate: Requirement If Alleged Incapacity Based On Intellectual Disability

Sec. 1202.1521. PHYSICIAN'S LETTER OR CERTIFICATE: REQUIREMENT IF ALLEGED INCAPACITY BASED ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. If an intellectual disability is the basis of a ward's alleged incapacity, the written letter or certificate presented under Section 1202.152(a), instead of containing the information required by Section 1202.152(b), must: (1) state, in the physician's or psychologist's opinion, whether the ward has the capacity, or sufficient capacity with supports and services, to do any of the activities listed in Section 1202.152(b)(1); (2) state how or in what manner the ward's ability to make or communicate reasonable decisions concerning himself or herself is affected by the ward's mental capacity; and (3) include any other information required by the court. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (S.B. 1624), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2023.