Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.153
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.153, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 166.153. PERSONS WHO MAY NOT EXERCISE AUTHORITY OF AGENT.
Official statutory text
A person may not exercise the authority of an agent while the person serves as:
(1) the principal's health care provider;
(2) an employee of the principal's health care provider unless the person is a relative of the principal;
(3) the principal's residential care provider; or
(4) an employee of the principal's residential care provider unless the person is a relative of the principal.
(1) the principal's health care provider;
(2) an employee of the principal's health care provider unless the person is a relative of the principal;
(3) the principal's residential care provider; or
(4) an employee of the principal's residential care provider unless the person is a relative of the principal.
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