Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 2. HEALTH |
Subtitle H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS |
Chapter 166. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES |
Subchapter B. DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS |
Sec. 166.036. NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED; REQUIREMENT OF SPECIFIC FORM PROHIBITED
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(a) Except as provided by Section 166.032(b-1), a written directive executed under Section 166.033 or 166.035 is effective without regard to whether the document has been notarized.
(b) A physician, health care facility, or health care professional may not require that:
(1) a directive be notarized; or
(2) a person use a form provided by the physician, health care facility, or health care professional.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 461 , Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.