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78R4450 JTS-D

By:  Rodriguez                                                    H.B. No. 2521



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the execution of an out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate 
order on behalf of a minor.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 166.085, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 166.085.  EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON 
BEHALF OF A MINOR. (a) The following persons may execute an 
out-of-hospital DNR order on behalf of a minor:
		(1)  the minor's parents;                                                     
		(2)  the minor's legal guardian;  or                                          
		(3)  the minor's managing conservator.                                        
	(b)  A person listed under Subsection (a) may not execute an 
out-of-hospital DNR order unless the minor has been diagnosed by a 
physician as suffering from a terminal or irreversible condition.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.