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CHAPTER 613. KIDNEY DONATION BY WARD WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION

SUBTITLE E. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND

MENTAL RETARDATION

CHAPTER 613. KIDNEY DONATION BY WARD WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

Sec. 613.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "ward with mental

retardation" means a ward who is a person with mental

retardation, as defined by Subtitle D.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1991.

Sec. 613.002. COURT ORDER AUTHORIZING KIDNEY DONATION. A

district court may authorize the donation of a kidney of a ward

with mental retardation to a father, mother, son, daughter,

brother, or sister of the ward if:

(1) the guardian of the ward with mental retardation 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.

Sec. 613.003. PETITION FOR COURT ORDER. The guardian of the

person of a ward with mental retardation may petition a district

court having jurisdiction of the guardian for an order

authorizing the ward to donate a kidney under Section 613.002.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1991.

Sec. 613.004. COURT HEARING. (a) The court shall hold a

hearing on the petition filed under Section 613.003.

(b) A party to the proceeding is entitled on request to a

preferential setting for the hearing.

(c) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem and a guardian

ad litem to represent the interest of the ward with mental

retardation. Neither person appointed may be related to the ward

within the second degree by consanguinity.

(d) The hearing must be adversary in order to secure a complete

record, and the attorney ad litem shall advocate the ward's

interest, if any, in not being a donor.

(e) The petitioner has the burden of establishing good cause for

the kidney donation by establishing the prerequisites prescribed

by Section 613.002.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1991.

Sec. 613.005. INTERVIEW AND EVALUATION ORDER BY COURT. (a)

Before the eighth day after the date of the hearing, the court

shall interview the ward with mental retardation to determine if

the ward assents to the donation. The interview shall be

conducted in chambers and out of the presence of the guardian.

(b) If the court considers it necessary, the court may order the

performance of a determination of mental retardation, as provided

by Section 593.005, to help the court evaluate the ward's

capacity to agree to the donation.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 17, eff.

Sept. 1, 1993.

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