Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.035

This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.035, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.

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§ 166.035.

Official statutory text

Sec. 166.035. EXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE ON BEHALF OF PATIENT YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE. The following persons may execute a directive on behalf of a qualified patient who is younger than 18 years of age:

(1) the patient's spouse, if the spouse is an adult;

(2) the patient's parents; or

(3) the patient's legal guardian.

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