Powers of attorney/advance directives/living wills

Legal Resources

• Consent to Medical Treatment

  Only for patients in a nursing home or hospital. Authorizes a surrogate decision maker to make treatment decisions for an adult patient who cannot make treatment decisions and who has not issued a directive and needs medical care. Does not include withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment. Content Detail

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  Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)

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• Declaration for Mental Health Treatment

  This is an important legal document. This document allows you to make decisions in advance about mental health treatment and specifically three types of mental health treatment: psychoactive medication, convulsive therapy, and emergency mental health treatment. The instructions that you include in this declaration will be followed only if a court believes that you are incapacitated to make treatment decisions. Otherwise, you will be considered able to give or withhold consent for the treatments. Content Detail

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  Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)

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• Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates Form

  This is an important legal document known as an Advance Directive. It is designed to help you communicate your wishes about medical treatment at some time in the future when you are unable to make your wishes known because of illness or injury. Content Detail

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  Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)

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