Section 487.256 - Informed Consent(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.(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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.256
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 660,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.