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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an anatomical gift on behalf of a resident in a state |
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supported living center. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 555, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 555.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 555.027. ANATOMICAL GIFT. (a) The executive |
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commissioner by rule shall prescribe a form that a resident's |
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guardian may sign on behalf of a resident if the resident's guardian |
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elects to make an anatomical gift on behalf of the resident in |
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accordance with Chapter 692A. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude a |
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guardian from |
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executing a document in accordance with Chapter 692A that |
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supersedes the form executed under that subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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prescribe the form as required by Section 555.027, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |