Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1260 amends the Health and Safety Code to consolidate provisions concerning advance directives to physicians, medical powers of attorney (formerly called durable power of attorney for health care decisions), and out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders in a new Advance Directive Act. The act amends provisions relating to all three types of directives and requires health care providers to reevaluate policies and procedures relating to the directives.