Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.157
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.157, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 166.157. DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
Subject to any limitations in the medical power of attorney, an agent may, for the purpose of making a health care decision:
(1) request, review, and receive any information, oral or written, regarding the principal's physical or mental health, including medical and hospital records;
(2) execute a release or other document required to obtain the information; and
(3) consent to the disclosure of the information.
(1) request, review, and receive any information, oral or written, regarding the principal's physical or mental health, including medical and hospital records;
(2) execute a release or other document required to obtain the information; and
(3) consent to the disclosure of the information.
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