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House Bill 2765 |
House Author: Truitt |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 2765 amends the Health and Safety Code to change the definition of a legally authorized representative under the Texas Hospital Licensing Law to include a person authorized to consent to medical treatment on behalf of a patient under the Consent to Medical Treatment Act or an heir of a patient and to include a person exercising a power granted to the person as an agent of a patient by a statutory durable power of attorney.