Texas § 166.085 EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR.

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§ 166.085 — EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR.

Texas § 166.085

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 166.085 (2026).

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Sec. 166.085. EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR.

(a)The following persons may execute an out-of-hospital DNR order on behalf of a minor:

(1)the minor's parents;

(2)the minor's legal guardian; or

(3)the minor's managing conservator.

(b)A person listed under Subsection (a) may not execute an out-of-hospital DNR order unless the minor has been diagnosed by a physician as suffering from a terminal or irreversible condition.

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Sec. 166.085. EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR. (a) The following persons may execute an out-of-hospital DNR order on behalf of a minor:
(1) the minor's parents;
(2) the minor's legal guardian; or
(3) the minor's managing conservator.
(b) A person listed under Subsection (a) may not execute an out-of-hospital DNR order unless the minor has been diagnosed by a physician as suffering from a terminal or irreversible condition.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 10, eff. June 16, 1995. Renumbered from Sec. 674.005 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1228, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.