Sec. 613.002.  COURT ORDER AUTHORIZING KIDNEY DONATION.  A district court may authorize the donation of a kidney of a ward with an intellectual disability to a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister of the ward if:
(1)  the guardian of the ward with an intellectual disability consents to the donation;
(2)  the ward is 12 years of age or older;
(3)  the ward assents to the kidney transplant;
(4)  the ward has two kidneys;
(5)  without the transplant the donee will soon die or suffer severe and progressive deterioration, and with the transplant the donee will probably benefit substantially;
(6)  there are no medically preferable alternatives to a kidney transplant for the donee;
(7)  the risks of the operation and the long-term risks to the ward are minimal;
(8)  the ward will not likely suffer psychological harm; and
(9)  the transplant will promote the ward's best interests.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 6.09, eff. September 1, 2023.