Sec. 166.038. PROCEDURE WHEN DECLARANT IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATION. (a) This section applies when an adult qualified patient has executed or issued a directive and is incompetent or otherwise mentally or physically incapable of communication. (b) If the adult qualified patient has designated a person to make a treatment decision as authorized by Section 166.032 (c), the attending physician and the designated person may make a treatment decision in accordance with the declarant's directions. (c) If the adult qualified patient has not designated a person to make a treatment decision, the attending physician shall comply with the directive unless the physician believes that the directive does not reflect the patient's present desire.
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