Texas Health and Safety Code 487.256 – Informed Consent
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(a) Before receiving treatment under an approved research program, each patient must sign a written informed consent form.
(b) If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent, guardian, or conservator may provide informed consent on the patient’s behalf.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 487.256
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An institutional review board overseeing a research program under this subchapter may adopt a form to be used for the informed consent required by this section.