{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-613.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 613.002","heading":"COURT ORDER AUTHORIZING KIDNEY DONATION.","body":"A district court may authorize the donation of a kidney of a ward with an intellectual disability to a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister of the ward if:\n(1) the guardian of the ward with an intellectual disability consents to the donation;\n(2) the ward is 12 years of age or older;\n(3) the ward assents to the kidney transplant;\n(4) the ward has two kidneys;\n(5) without the transplant the donee will soon die or suffer severe and progressive deterioration, and with the transplant the donee will probably benefit substantially;\n(6) there are no medically preferable alternatives to a kidney transplant for the donee;\n(7) the risks of the operation and the long-term risks to the ward are minimal;\n(8) the ward will not likely suffer psychological harm; and\n(9) the transplant will promote the ward's best interests.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 6.09, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE E. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","CHAPTER 613. KIDNEY DONATION BY WARD WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.613.htm#613.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"1c054bfaff7907add0371db78bbc3efe0e9bfb04aea7acc40d13ec6bb4d6f891","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-613.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-613.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}