Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

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
RULE §261.288	Surrogate Consent Committee Decisions

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