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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 142A.0001. Definition

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this chapter, “supportive palliative care” means physician-directed interdisciplinary patient- and family-centered care provided to a patient with a serious illness without regard to the patient's age or terminal prognosis that:

(1) may be provided concurrently with methods of treatment or therapies that seek to cure or minimize the effects of the patient's illness;  and

(2) seeks to optimize the quality of life for a patient with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness and the patient's family through various methods, including methods that seek to:

(A) anticipate, prevent, and treat the patient's total suffering related to the patient's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual condition;

(B) address the physical, intellectual, emotional, cultural, social, and spiritual needs of the patient;  and

(C) facilitate for the patient regarding treatment options, education, informed consent, and expression of desires.

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