Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 118.010
Report
(1)
the advisory council’s assessment of the availability of palliative care in this state for patients in the early stages of serious disease;(2)
the advisory council’s analysis of barriers to greater access to palliative care; and(3)
the advisory council’s analysis of the policies, practices, and protocols in this state concerning patients’ rights related to palliative care, including:(A)
whether a palliative care team member may introduce palliative care options to a patient without the consent of the patient’s attending physician;(B)
the practices and protocols for discussions between a palliative care team member and a patient on life-sustaining treatment or advance directives decisions; and(C)
the practices and protocols on informed consent and disclosure requirements for palliative care services.
Source:
Section 118.010 — Report, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.118.htm#118.010
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).