Texas Statutes

§ 501.065 — CONSENT TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT.

Texas § 501.065
JurisdictionTexas
Code GVGovernment Code

This text of Texas § 501.065 (CONSENT TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 501.065 (2026).

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Sec. 501.065. CONSENT TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT. An inmate who is younger than 18 years of age and is confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department may, in accordance with procedures established by the department, consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment for the inmate by a licensed health care practitioner, or a person under the direction of a licensed health care practitioner, unless the treatment would constitute a prohibited practice under Section 164.052 (a)(19), Occupations Code.

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (H.B. 2389 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Renumbered from Government Code, Section 501.059 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 27.001(34), eff. September 1, 2009.

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