Sec. 773.008.  CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY CARE.  Consent for emergency care of an individual is not required if:
(1)  the individual is:
(A)  unable to communicate because of an injury, accident, or illness or is unconscious;  and
(B)  suffering from what reasonably appears to be a life-threatening injury or illness; 
(2)  a court of record orders the treatment of an individual who is in an imminent emergency to prevent the individual's serious bodily injury or loss of life;  or
(3)  the individual is a minor who is suffering from what reasonably appears to be a life-threatening injury or illness and whose parents, managing or possessory conservator, or guardian is not present.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.