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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.001 Definitions
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Sec. 137.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older or a person under 18 years of age who has had the disabilities of minority removed. (2) "Attending physician" means the physician, selected by or assigned to a patient, who has primary…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.002 Persons Who May Execute Declaration For Mental Health Treatment; Period of Validity
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Sec. 137.002. PERSONS WHO MAY EXECUTE DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT; PERIOD OF VALIDITY. (a) An adult who is not incapacitated may execute a declaration for mental health treatment. The preferences or instructions may include consent to or refusal of mental health treat…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.003 Execution and Witnesses; Execution and Acknowledgment Before Notary Public
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Sec. 137.003. EXECUTION AND WITNESSES; EXECUTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC. (a) A declaration for mental health treatment must be: (1) signed by the principal in the presence of two or more subscribing witnesses; or (2) signed by the principal and acknowledged befor…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.004 Health Care Provider To Act In Accordance With Declaration For Mental Health Treatment
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Sec. 137.004. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. A physician or other health care provider shall act in accordance with the declaration for mental health treatment when the principal has been found to be incapacitated. A physic…