Texas § 166.0445 LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

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§ 166.0445 — LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

Texas § 166.0445

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 166.0445 (2026).

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Sec. 166.0445. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

(a)A physician or a health care professional acting under the direction of a physician is not subject to civil liability for participating in a medical procedure performed under Section 166.046 (d-2).

(b)A physician or a health care professional acting under the direction of a physician is not subject to criminal liability for participating in a medical procedure performed under Section 166.046 (d-2) unless:

(1)the physician or health care professional in participating in the medical procedure acted with a specific malicious intent to cause the death of the patient and that conduct significantly hastened the patient's death; and

(2)the hastening of the patient's death is not attributable to the risks asso

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Sec. 166.0445. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES. (a) A physician or a health care professional acting under the direction of a physician is not subject to civil liability for participating in a medical procedure performed under Section 166.046 (d-2).
(b) A physician or a health care professional acting under the direction of a physician is not subject to criminal liability for participating in a medical procedure performed under Section 166.046 (d-2) unless:
(1) the physician or health care professional in participating in the medical procedure acted with a specific malicious intent to cause the death of the patient and that conduct significantly hastened the patient's death; and
(2) the hastening of the patient's death is not attributable to the risks associated with the medical procedure.
(c) A physician or a health care professional acting under the direction of a physician has not engaged in unprofessional conduct by participating in a medical procedure performed under Section 166.046 (d-2) unless the physician or health care professional in participating in the medical procedure acted with a specific malicious intent to harm the patient.