Sec. 489.052.  INFORMED CONSENT.  (a)  Before receiving an investigational drug, biological product, or device, an eligible patient must sign a written informed consent.  If the patient is a minor or lacks the mental capacity to provide informed consent, a parent or legal guardian may provide informed consent on the patient's behalf.
(b)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule may adopt a form for the informed consent under this section.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 502 (H.B. 21), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2015.