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House Bill 995 |
House Author: Wray et al. |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Rodríguez |
Previous law provided that a divorce, among other events, triggered the revocation of a medical power of attorney between a principal and agent who are spouses. House Bill 995 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify instead that the dissolution, annulment, or declaration of the marriage as void triggers such revocation and to revise the statutory medical power of attorney form. The bill takes effect January 1, 2018, except that a provision requiring the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules necessary to implement the bill takes effect September 1, 2017.