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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.085

EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.085, EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/668697
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(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.