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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to venue for actions to revoke certain medical powers of |
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attorney. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 166.165(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who is a near relative of the principal or a |
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responsible adult who is directly interested in the principal, |
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including a guardian, social worker, physician, or clergyman, may |
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bring an action in statutory probate court or, if there is no |
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statutory probate court, in district court to request that the |
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medical power of attorney be revoked because the principal, at the |
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time the medical power of attorney was signed: |
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(1) was not competent; or |
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(2) was under duress, fraud, or undue influence. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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action brought under Section 166.165(a), Health and Safety Code, on |
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or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the |
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power of attorney was executed before, on, or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |