Texas § HS.462.011 - CONSENT TO MEDICATION
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§ HS.462.011. CONSENT TO MEDICATION
CONSENT TO MEDICATION. Consent to the administration of prescription medication given by a patient receiving treatment in a treatment facility licensed by the department under Chapter 464 or by a person authorized by law to consent on behalf of the patient is valid only if: (1) the consent is given voluntarily and without coercive or undue influence; (2) the patient and, if appropriate, the patient's representative authorized by law to consent on behalf of the patient are informed in writing that consent may be revoked; and (3) the consent is evidenced in the patient's clinical record by a signed form prescribed by the treatment facility or by a statement of the treating physician or a person designated by the physician that documents that consent was given by the appropriate person and the circumstances under which the consent was obtained. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 1560 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.
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Section HS.462.011 ("CONSENT TO MEDICATION") 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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