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TX Health & Safety Code § 597.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act|Chapter 597 - Capacity of Clients to Consent to Treatment|Subchapter C. Surrogate Consent for Icf-Iid Clients|Section 597.051. Effect of Committee's Determination

Sec. 597.051.  EFFECT OF COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATION.  This chapter does not limit the availability of other lawful means of obtaining a client's consent for medical treatment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 530, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.  Reenacted by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 597.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act|Chapter 597 - Capacity of Clients to Consent to Treatment|Subchapter C. Surrogate Consent for Icf-Iid Clients|Section 597.052. Scope of Consent

Sec. 597.052.  SCOPE OF CONSENT.  (a)  The committee or the surrogate decision-maker may consent to the release of records related to the client's condition or treatment to facilitate treatment to which the committee or surrogate decision-maker has consented.(b)  The interdisciplinary team may consent to psychoactive medication subsequent to the initial consent for administration of psychoactive medication made by a surrogate consent committee in accordance with rules of the department until the expiration date of the consent.(c)  Unless another decision-making mechanism is provided for by law, a client, a client's authorized surrogate decision-maker if available, or the client's interdisciplinary team may consent to decisions which involve risk to client protection and rights not specifically reserved to surrogate decision-makers or surrogate consent committees.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 530, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Reenacted by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 597.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act|Chapter 597 - Capacity of Clients to Consent to Treatment|Subchapter C. Surrogate Consent for Icf-Iid Clients|Section 597.053. Appeals

Sec. 597.053.  APPEALS.  (a)  A person notified under Section 597.045 may appeal the committee's decision by filing a petition in the probate court or court having probate jurisdiction for the county in which the client resides or in Travis County.  The person must file the appeal not later than the 15th day after the effective date of the committee's determination.(b)  If the hearing is to be held in a probate court in which the judge is not a licensed attorney, the person filing the appeal may request that the proceeding be transferred to a court with a judge who is licensed to practice law in this state.  The probate court judge shall transfer the case after receiving the request, and the receiving court shall hear the case as if it had been originally filed in that court.(c)  A copy of the petition must be served on all parties of record in the proceedings before the committee.(d)  After considering the nature of the condition of the client, the proposed treatment, and the need for timely medical attention, the court may issue a temporary restraining order to facilitate the appeal.  If the order is granted, the court shall expedite the trial.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 530, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Reenacted by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 597.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act|Chapter 597 - Capacity of Clients to Consent to Treatment|Subchapter C. Surrogate Consent for Icf-Iid Clients|Section 597.054. Procedures

Sec. 597.054.  PROCEDURES.  (a)  Each ICF-IID shall develop procedures for the surrogate consent committees in accordance with the rules adopted under Section 597.002.(b)  A committee is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code, Chapter 551, Government Code, or Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 530, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), (82), (88), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Reenacted by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1486, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671 - Determination of Death and Autopsy Reports|Subchapter A. Determination of Death|Section 671.001. Standard Used in Determining Death

Sec. 671.001.  STANDARD USED IN DETERMINING DEATH.  (a)  A person is dead when, according to ordinary standards of medical practice, there is irreversible cessation of the person's spontaneous respiratory and circulatory functions.(b)  If artificial means of support preclude a determination that a person's spontaneous respiratory and circulatory functions have ceased, the person is dead when, in the announced opinion of a physician, according to ordinary standards of medical practice, there is irreversible cessation of all spontaneous brain function.  Death occurs when the relevant functions cease.(c)  Death must be pronounced before artificial means of supporting a person's respiratory and circulatory functions are terminated.(d)  A registered nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant may determine and pronounce a person dead in situations other than those described by Subsection (b) if permitted by written policies of a licensed health care facility, institution, or entity providing services to that person. Those policies must include physician assistants who are credentialed or otherwise permitted to practice at the facility, institution, or entity. If the facility, institution, or entity has an organized nursing staff and an organized medical staff or medical consultant, the nursing staff and medical staff or consultant shall jointly develop and approve those policies.  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules to govern policies for facilities, institutions, or entities that do not have organized nursing staffs and organized medical staffs or medical consultants.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 8, eff. June 16, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1501, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 412 (S.B. 919), Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671 - Determination of Death and Autopsy Reports|Subchapter A. Determination of Death|Section 671.002. Limitation of Liability

Sec. 671.002.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.  (a)  A physician who determines death in accordance with Section 671.001(b) or a registered nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who determines death in accordance with Section 671.001(d) is not liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for the physician's, registered nurse's, or physician assistant's actions or the actions of others based on the determination of death.(b)  A person who acts in good faith in reliance on a physician's, registered nurse's, or physician assistant's determination of death is not liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for the person's actions.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 9, eff. June 16, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 412 (S.B. 919), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671 - Determination of Death and Autopsy Reports|Subchapter B. Autopsy Reports|Section 671.011. Definition

Sec. 671.011.  DEFINITION.  (a)  In this subchapter, "autopsy report" includes:(1)  the report of the postmortem examination of the body of a person, including x-rays and photographs taken during the actual postmortem examination;  and(2)  the toxicology report, if any, and other reports that involve an examination of the internal organs and structures of the body after dissection.(b)  An autopsy report does not include investigative reports and other documents that the physician performing the autopsy may review to assist in determining the cause of death.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671 - Determination of Death and Autopsy Reports|Subchapter B. Autopsy Reports|Section 671.012. Filing Autopsy Report

Sec. 671.012.  FILING AUTOPSY REPORT.  A designated physician who performs an autopsy provided for by state law shall file an autopsy report with the office designated by the autopsy order not later than the 30th day after the date of request for the autopsy unless:(1)  a required test cannot be completed within that time;  and(2)  the physician certifies when the autopsy report is filed that a required test could not be completed within the 30-day limit.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 671.011 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671 - Determination of Death and Autopsy Reports|Subchapter B. Autopsy Reports|Section 671.013. Release of Reports; Fees

Sec. 671.013.  RELEASE OF REPORTS;  FEES.  (a)  An autopsy report shall be released on request to an authorized person in connection with the determination of the cause of death in relation to a workers' compensation or insurance claim.(b)  A person who receives information under Subsection (a) may disclose the information to others only to the extent consistent with the authorized purposes for which the information was obtained.(c)  The commissioners court of the county having custody of an autopsy report shall establish a fee to be charged for a copy of the autopsy report as follows:(1)  for written portions of the report, an amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing the copy, not to exceed $25;  and(2)  for x-rays and photographs, the actual cost of reproduction, including the reasonable cost of overhead.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), an autopsy report released in connection with the determination of the cause of death in relation to a workers' compensation claim under Subsection (a) shall be released not later than the 15th business day after the date the request is received from the authorized person.(e)  If the report has not been filed as provided by Section 671.012, a representative of the office designated by the autopsy order shall, not later than the 10th business day after the date of the request, notify the requesting person that the report has not been filed and of the date, to the best of the knowledge of the representative, that the requesting person may anticipate receiving the report.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 671.012 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 607, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 251), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.001. Definitions

Sec. 691.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas.(2)  "Body" means a human corpse.(3)  "Anatomical specimen" means a part of a human corpse.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.002. Composition of Board

Sec. 691.002.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD.  (a)  The Anatomical Board of the State of Texas is composed of one representative from each school or college of chiropractic, osteopathy, medicine, or dentistry incorporated in this state.(b)  On March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the chief executive officer of each institution described by Subsection (a) shall appoint as the institution's representative on the board one professor of surgery or of basic anatomical sciences who is associated with the institution.(c)  Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, creed, sex, religion, or national origin of the appointees.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.003. Sunset Provision

Sec. 691.003.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The Anatomical Board of the State of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 1.02, eff. June 10, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 713), Sec. 1.03, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.004. Lobbyist Restrictions

Sec. 691.004.  LOBBYIST RESTRICTIONS.  A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.005. Removal of Board Member

Sec. 691.005.  REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:(1)  does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 691.002(a) for appointment to the board; (2)  does not maintain during the service on the board the qualifications required by Section 691.002(a) for appointment to the board; (3)  violates a prohibition established by Section 691.004; (4)  cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial portion of the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or disability;  or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during any two calendar years, unless the absence is excused by a majority of the board members.(b)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a member of the board exists.(c)  If the secretary-treasurer of the board believes that a potential ground for removal exists, the secretary-treasurer shall notify the chairman of the board of that ground.  The chairman shall notify the chief executive officer of the institution represented by that member that a potential ground for removal exists.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.006. Reimbursement

Sec. 691.006.  REIMBURSEMENT.  A board member is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual travel expenses incurred in serving on the board.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.007. Minutes; Records

Sec. 691.007.  MINUTES;  RECORDS.  (a)  The board may adopt rules for its administration.(b)  The board shall keep complete minutes of its transactions.(c)  The board shall keep identification records of each body donated to the board and of each body or anatomical specimen distributed by the board.(d)  A board member or a district or county attorney may at any time inspect minutes or records required under this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.008. Fees; Audits

Sec. 691.008.  FEES; AUDITS.  (a)  The board may set and collect reasonable and necessary fees for receiving and distributing bodies and anatomical specimens.(b)  The secretary-treasurer of the board may deposit fees collected under this section in local accounts outside the state treasury.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(99), eff. June 17, 2011.(d)  The financial transactions of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 210, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(99), eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 10.005, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.009. Information to Members and Employees

Sec. 691.009.  INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES.  The board shall provide to its members and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualifications under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. Organization of Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Section 691.010. Public Information and Participation; Complaints

Sec. 691.010.  PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION;  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the board's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.  The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.(b)  The board by rule shall establish methods by which service recipients can be notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints to the board. The board may provide for that notification by including the information on each written contract relating to bodies willed or donated to an entity regulated by the board or authorized by the board to receive bodies.(c)  The board shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the board relating to its functions. If a written complaint is filed with the board relating to a person or an entity regulated by the board, the board, at least as frequently as quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.(d)  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter B. Donation and Distribution of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens|Section 691.021. Definition

Sec. 691.021.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "political subdivision" means a municipality, county, or special district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 691.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body|Chapter 691 - Anatomical Board of the State of Texas|Subchapter B. Donation and Distribution of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens|Section 691.022. General Duties

Sec. 691.022.  GENERAL DUTIES.  (a)  The board shall distribute bodies and anatomical specimens to institutions and other persons authorized to receive them.(b)  The board shall adopt rules to ensure that each body and anatomical specimen in the custody of the board or an institution represented on the board is treated with respect.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 624 (S.B. 1214), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|