{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-166.161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.161","heading":"LIABILITY FOR HEALTH CARE COSTS.","body":"Liability for the cost of health care provided as a result of the agent's decision is the same as if the health care were provided as a result of the principal's decision.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 3.02(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Renumbered from Civil Practice \u0026 Remedies Code Sec. 135.011 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 166. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES","SUBCHAPTER D. MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.166.htm#166.161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"fa625658447e9aba0ffd2895c7359ba6c22260f0f9d1f93813073e81ed1e20c4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-166.160","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-166.164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}