Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.007
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.007, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 137.007. USE AND EFFECT OF DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) On being presented with a declaration for mental health treatment, a physician or other health care provider shall make the declaration a part of the principal's medical record. When acting in accordance with a declaration for mental health treatment, a physician or other health care provider shall comply with the declaration to the fullest extent possible.
(b) If a physician or other provider is unwilling at any time to comply with a declaration for mental health treatment, the physician or provider may withdraw from providing treatment consistent with the exercise of independent medical judgment and must promptly:
(1) make a reasonable effort to transfer care for the principal to a physician or provider who is willing to comply with the declaration;
(2) notify the principal, or principal's guardian, if appropriate, of the decision to withdraw; and
(3) record in the principal's medical record the notification and, if applicable, the name of the physician or provider to whom the principal is transferred.
(b) If a physician or other provider is unwilling at any time to comply with a declaration for mental health treatment, the physician or provider may withdraw from providing treatment consistent with the exercise of independent medical judgment and must promptly:
(1) make a reasonable effort to transfer care for the principal to a physician or provider who is willing to comply with the declaration;
(2) notify the principal, or principal's guardian, if appropriate, of the decision to withdraw; and
(3) record in the principal's medical record the notification and, if applicable, the name of the physician or provider to whom the principal is transferred.
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