Texas Health and Safety Code 313.003 – Exceptions and Application
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(a) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment from qualified terminal or irreversible patients under Subchapter B, Chapter 166;
(2) a health care decision made under a medical power of attorney under Subchapter D, Chapter 166, or under Subtitle P, Title 2, Estates Code;
(3) consent to medical treatment of minors under Chapter 32, Family Code;
(4) consent for emergency care under Chapter 773;
(5) hospital patient transfers under Chapter 241; or
(6) a patient’s legal guardian who has the authority to make a decision regarding the patient’s medical treatment.
(b) This chapter does not authorize a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 313.003
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC