Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.208
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.208, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 166.208. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO EFFECTUATE DNR ORDER.
Official statutory text
A physician, health care professional, health care facility, hospital, or entity that has no actual knowledge of a DNR order is not civilly or criminally liable or subject to review or disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing authority for failing to act in accordance with the order.
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