Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 490.052
Informed Consent


(a)

Before receiving an investigational drug, biological product, or device, an eligible patient must sign a written informed consent. If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent, guardian, or conservator may provide informed consent on the patient’s behalf.

(b)

The commissioner may prescribe a form for the informed consent required under this section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (S.B. 773), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2023.

Source: Section 490.052 — Informed Consent, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­490.­htm#490.­052 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 490.052’s source at texas​.gov