Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 166.209
Enforcement
(a)
Subject to Sections 166.205 (Revocation of Do-not-resuscitate Order; Limitation of Liability)(d), 166.207 (Limitation on Liability for Issuing Dnr Order or Withholding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), and 166.208 (Limitation on Liability for Failure to Effectuate Dnr Order) and Subsection (c), a physician, physician assistant, nurse, or other person commits an offense if, with the specific intent to violate this subchapter, the person intentionally:(1)
conceals, cancels, effectuates, or falsifies another person’s DNR order in violation of this subchapter; or(2)
conceals or withholds personal knowledge of another person’s revocation of a DNR order in violation of this subchapter.(a-1)
An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. This section does not preclude prosecution for any other applicable offense.(b)
Subject to Sections 166.205 (Revocation of Do-not-resuscitate Order; Limitation of Liability)(d), 166.207 (Limitation on Liability for Issuing Dnr Order or Withholding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), and 166.208 (Limitation on Liability for Failure to Effectuate Dnr Order), a physician, health care professional, health care facility, hospital, or entity is subject to review and disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing authority for intentionally:(1)
failing to effectuate a DNR order in violation of this subchapter; or(2)
issuing a DNR order in violation of this subchapter.(c)
Subsection (a) does not apply to a person whose act or omission was based on a reasonable belief that the act or omission was in compliance with the wishes of the patient or the person responsible for the patient’s health care decisions.
Source:
Section 166.209 — Enforcement, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.166.htm#166.209
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).