Texas Surrogate Consent Finder (HSC 313.004, 166.039)
Finds who may consent for a Texas adult who cannot decide (HSC 313.004), and what no surrogate may consent to.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Treatment
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- County or municipal jail inmate
- No
Result: A surrogate may not consent to electroconvulsive therapy (313.004(d)(2)).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Treatment
- County or municipal jail inmate
- Legal guardian available
- Medical power of attorney agent available
- Spouse available
- Adult children available
- Parents available
- Nearest living relative available
How this is calculated
Tex. Health & Safety Code 313.004 and 166.039. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.