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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.0465

ETHICS OR MEDICAL COMMITTEE DECISION RELATED TO PATIENT DISABILITY

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.0465, ETHICS OR MEDICAL COMMITTEE DECISION RELATED TO PATIENT DISABILITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/668683
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(a) In this section, "disability" has the meaning assigned by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in 42 U.S.C. Section 12102. (b) During the review process under Section 166.046(b), the ethics or medical committee may not consider a patient's disability that existed before the patient's current admission unless the disability is relevant in determining whether the medical or surgical intervention is medically appropriate.