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.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.