Section 166.034 - Issuance of Nonwritten Directive By Competent Adult Qualified Patient(a) A competent qualified patient who is an adult may issue a directive by a nonwritten means of communication.(b) A declarant must issue the nonwritten directive in the presence of the attending physician and two witnesses who qualify under Section 166.003, at least one of whom must be a witness who qualifies under Section 166.003(2).(c) The physician shall make the fact of the existence of the directive a part of the declarant's medical record, and the names of the witnesses shall be entered in the medical record.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.034
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989. Renumbered from Sec. 672.005 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. 9/1/1999.