1. (a) Except as provided by Section 166.032(b-1), a written directive executed under Section 166.033 or 166.035 is effective without regard to whether the document has been notarized.

2. (b) A physician, health care facility, or health care professional may not require that:

   1. (1) a directive be notarized; or
   2. (2) a person use a form provided by the physician, health care facility, or health care professional.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 461 (H.B. 2585), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.