Texas § HS.166.036 - NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED
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§ HS.166.036. NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED
NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED; REQUIREMENT OF SPECIFIC FORM PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by Section 166.032 (b-1), a written directive executed under Section 166.033 or 166.035 is effective without regard to whether the document has been notarized. (b) A physician, health care facility, or health care professional may not require that: (1) a directive be notarized; or (2) a person use a form provided by the physician, health care facility, or health care professional. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 461 (H.B. 2585 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.
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Section HS.166.036 ("NOTARIZED DOCUMENT NOT REQUIRED") 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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