Texas Advance Directive Form

A Texas advance directive is a document that allows a person to outline their health care treatment preferences if they should become incapacitated. The form also appoints an agent to carry out the person's treatment requests.

Updated October 08, 2024

Signing Requirements

Two witnesses or a notary public.^[1]^[2]

Advance Directive Includes

Medical Power of Attorney;
Directive to Physicians and Family (living will); and
Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Order (OOH-DNR).

Versions (7)

AARP

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Funerals.org

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Memorial Hermann

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Mental Health

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Spanish (Español) Version

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Texas Health and Human Services

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Texas Hospital Assoc.

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Laws

Statute – Title 2, Chapter 166 (Advance Directives)

State Definition – “Advance directive” means:

- (A) a directive;^[3]

- (B) an out-of-hospital DNR order; or^[4]

Sources

§ 166.154
§ 166.164
§ 166.031
§ 166.081