Texas Out-of-Hospital DNR Validity (HSC 166.082-166.092)

Checks whether a Texas out-of-hospital DNR order was validly executed and is still in force, naming the element that fails.

Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Who executed it
A qualified relative, with the physician (166.088(b))
Witnessing
Signature acknowledged before a notary, no witnesses
The attending physician signed it
Yes
Revoked, or a contrary wish expressed now
No

Result: A relative's order acknowledged by a notary instead of two witnesses is not validly executed (166.082(b)).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Who executed it
  • Witnessing
  • The attending physician signed it
  • Revoked, or a contrary wish expressed now
  • Minor: terminal or irreversible diagnosis
  • No relative: a second physician concurred
How this is calculated

Tex. Health & Safety Code 166.003 and 166.082-166.092. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.