Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.086
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.086, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 166.086. DESIRE OF PERSON SUPERSEDES OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER.
Official statutory text
The desire of a competent person, including a competent minor, supersedes the effect of an out-of-hospital DNR order executed or issued by or on behalf of the person when the desire is communicated to responding health care professionals as provided by this subchapter.
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