{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-118.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 118.010","heading":"REPORT.","body":"Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the advisory council shall submit a biennial report to the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over health matters on:\n(1) the advisory council's assessment of the availability of palliative care in this state for patients in the early stages of serious disease;\n(2) the advisory council's analysis of barriers to greater access to palliative care; and\n(3) the advisory council's analysis of the policies, practices, and protocols in this state concerning patients' rights related to palliative care, including:\n(A) whether a palliative care team member may introduce palliative care options to a patient without the consent of the patient's attending physician;\n(B) the practices and protocols for discussions between a palliative care team member and a patient on life-sustaining treatment or advance directives decisions; and\n(C) the practices and protocols on informed consent and disclosure requirements for palliative care services.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 356 (H.B. 1874), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS","CHAPTER 118. PALLIATIVE CARE INTERDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY COUNCIL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.118.htm#118.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"06b5af331eccd87e7ce81ca7800c756f154a515667e3242bdccfb07e69330459","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-118.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-118.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}