{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.065","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 501.065","heading":"CONSENT TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT.","body":"An inmate who is younger than 18 years of age and is confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department may, in accordance with procedures established by the department, consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment for the inmate by a licensed health care practitioner, or a person under the direction of a licensed health care practitioner, unless the treatment would constitute a prohibited practice under Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (H.B. 2389), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.\nRenumbered from Government Code, Section 501.059 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(34), eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 501. INMATE WELFARE","SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.501.htm#501.065","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b492c50eaf2c62e30ae4709b02fd648433694d19bc8a963e2a786a8943971ee5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.064","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.066"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}