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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.052 (2): INFORMED CONSENT.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES Chapter 491, consisting of Secs. 491.001 to 491.151, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (S.B. 670), Sec. 2. For another Chapter 491, consisting of Secs. 491.001 to 491.151, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984), Sec. 1, see Sec. 491.001 et seq., post. For another Chapter 491, consisting of Secs. 491.001 to 491.103, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (S.B. 2308), Sec. 1, see Sec. 491.001 et seq., post.
- CHAPTER 491. PATIENT ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL SUN PROTECTION PRODUCTS
- SUBCHAPTER B. ELIGIBLE PATIENT ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL SUN PROTECTION PRODUCTS
(a) Before recommending or prescribing an investigational sun protection product, a physician must require an eligible patient to sign a written informed consent form.
(b) If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent or legal guardian may provide informed consent on the patient's behalf.
(c) The Texas Medical Board by rule may adopt a form for the informed consent required under this section.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (S.B. 670), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.
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