{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 489.052","heading":"INFORMED CONSENT.","body":"(a) Before receiving an investigational drug, biological product, or device, an eligible patient must sign a written informed consent. 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.\n(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule may adopt a form for the informed consent under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 502 (H.B. 21), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 489. ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES","SUBCHAPTER B. ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND DEVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.489.htm#489.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"58db4dcddc08ebbfdc3fd24ea65efb348a4c182a20234fb5371a3da93dd8d31d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}