Sec. 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.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 660 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.