Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.256: INFORMED CONSENT.

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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES
CHAPTER 487. TEXAS COMPASSIONATE-USE ACT
SUBCHAPTER F. COMPASSIONATE-USE RESEARCH AND REPORTING

(a) Before receiving treatment under an approved research program, each patient must sign a written informed consent form.

(b) If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent, guardian, or conservator may provide informed consent on the patient's behalf.

(c) An institutional review board overseeing a research program under this subchapter may adopt a form to be used for the informed consent required by this section.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 660 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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