PHYSICIAN'S LETTER OR CERTIFICATE: REQUIREMENT IF ALLEGED INCAPACITY BASED ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
Tex. ESTATES Code § 1202.1521.
in effectIf an intellectual disability is the basis of a ward's alleged incapacity, the written letter or certificate presented under Section 1202.152 (a), instead of containing the information required by Section 1202.152 (b), must:
(1) state, in the physician's or psychologist's opinion, whether the ward has the capacity, or sufficient capacity with supports and services, to do any of the activities listed in Section 1202.152 (b)(1);
(2) state how or in what manner the ward's ability to make or communicate reasonable decisions concerning himself or herself is affected by the ward's mental capacity; and
(3) include any other information required by the court.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (S.B. 1624 ), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2023.