Texas § HR.48.204 - AGENCY POWERS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HR.48.204 — AGENCY POWERS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HR.48.204. AGENCY POWERS
AGENCY POWERS. A protective services agency may furnish protective services to an elderly person or person with a disability with the person's consent or to a relative or caretaker of the person on behalf of the person with the relative's or caregiver's consent or, if the elderly person or person with a disability lacks the capacity to consent, without that person's consent as provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 584, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 730, ch. 172, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 (S.B. 221 ), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.273, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HR.48.204 ("AGENCY POWERS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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