The provisions of this chapter shall not restrict physicians
from authorizing the provision of patient care by use of pre-established
programs under the following circumstances listed in paragraphs (1)
- (6) of this section:
(1) where a patient is institutionalized and the care
is to be delivered in a hospital, nursing home, or other institution
which has an organized medical staff which has authorized or approved
standing delegation orders or standing medical orders;
(2) where care is rendered in an emergency. Emergency
care is that care provided to a person who is unconscious, ill, or
injured, when the reasonable apparent circumstances require prompt
decisions and actions in care and when the necessity of immediate
care is so reasonably apparent that any delay in the rendering of
care or treatment would seriously worsen the physical condition or
endanger the life of the person;
(3) where care is rendered as a part of disaster relief
and charges for the services are not made;
(4) where limitation from civil liability is provided
under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, §74.151;
(5) where first aid care is provided at the site of
an injury or as an interim measure prior to transfer of the patient
to a medical facility where medical services are available;
(6) where care rendered is provided by licensed health
professional acting within the scope of the licensed profession as
defined by Texas Occupations Code Annotated.
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