Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the advisory council shall submit a biennial report to the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over health matters on:
(1) the advisory council's assessment of the availability of palliative care in this state for patients in the early stages of serious disease;(2) the advisory council's analysis of barriers to greater access to palliative care; and(3) the advisory council's analysis of the policies, practices, and protocols in this state concerning patients' rights related to palliative care, including: (A) whether a palliative care team member may introduce palliative care options to a patient without the consent of the patient's attending physician;(B) the practices and protocols for discussions between a palliative care team member and a patient on life-sustaining treatment or advance directives decisions; and(C) the practices and protocols on informed consent and disclosure requirements for palliative care services.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 118.010
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 356,Sec. 2, eff. 6/9/2015.