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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 261 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS (ICF/IID) PROGRAM--CONTRACTING
SUBCHAPTER J - SURROGATE DECISION-MAKING
SECTION/RULE §261.288 - Surrogate Consent Committee Decisions
Chapter Review Date 07/22/2024

A surrogate consent committee may:(1) consent to the use of a psychoactive medication;(2) consent to the use of a highly restrictive procedure;(3) consent to major medical treatment;(4) consent to major dental treatment;(5) make a decision that involves risk to individual protection and rights; and(6) consent to release of records related to the individual's condition or treatment to facilitate the treatment to which the surrogate consent committee has consented.

Source Note: The provisions of this §261.288 adopted to be effective July 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 3856; transferred effective October 1, 2020, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 6127.

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