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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 261INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS (ICF/IID) PROGRAM--CONTRACTING
SUBCHAPTER JSURROGATE DECISION-MAKING
RULE §261.288Surrogate 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

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