US-TX · Customized Agreements · State-informed
Texas Living Will / Health Care Declaration
Locke uses the official-form living-will route for Texas: Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates (Living Will). Combined-form agent, proxy, or donation sections stay VOID in this product. This document records treatment wishes only. It does not appoint a healthcare agent and is not Texas Out-of-Hospital DNR.
State-informed coverageTexas selectedCounty nextAddress when relevant
Pinned Texas record · not a catalog claim
What this Texas instrument is
| Topic | Maintained record |
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| Instrument | Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates (Living Will) |
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| Route | Official or statutory form, treatment part only |
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| Healthcare agent | Not appointed by this document. Use the separate Advance Healthcare Directive and Medical Power of Attorney. |
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| Medical order | In Texas, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here. Separate instrument: Texas Out-of-Hospital DNR. |
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| Execution | Use current HHS form: two competent adult witnesses with Witness 1 restrictions OR statutory notary option where permitted by current law; preserve required wording. |
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| Pregnancy rule | The Texas directive currently states that it has no effect if the patient has been diagnosed as pregnant. |
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| Authority | Tex. Health & Safety Code Ch. 166 (checked 2026-08-20) |
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Visible coverage maturity · State-informed
What this coverage level means
| Coverage area | Status | What that means |
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| Product availability | Available | Living Will / Health Care Declaration is released for purchase and can begin with Texas selected. |
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| Coverage maturity | State-informed | This document resolves maintained state-family configuration blocks. That is not a claim that every action-specific state or local rule has been reviewed. |
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| State configuration | Maintained | living-will-health-care-declaration:healthcare_directive__TX, version 2.2.0, Healthcare Directive. |
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| County and address | Collected when relevant | These facts narrow the document context but do not prove that every local rule has been identified. |
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| Attorney review | Customer-arranged | Legal advice is not included; counsel of the customer's choice may review the completed document. |
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What Locke collects
Information that shapes this document
- State, county, and address from the jurisdiction-first workflow
- Legal name, current address, and signing date
- Treatment elections required by the selected state's directive model
- Optional values/additional instructions where the selected form allows them
- Whether separate agent or clinician-order documents already exist
What this document covers
Built for the stated scope
- Advance treatment planning before illness or injury
- Standalone treatment instructions without appointing a healthcare agent
- Coordinating written treatment wishes with an existing healthcare proxy
- Recording pregnancy-related and execution rules that vary by state
Configuration record · living-will-health-care-declaration:healthcare_directive__TX · 2.2.0
How the Texas lane enters this draft
Locke selects this document family’s maintained state configuration after the state answer is saved. County, address, and later interview answers narrow any clauses that use those facts.
Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates (Living Will)
DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS AND FAMILY OR SURROGATES — TEXAS LIVING WILL Instructions for completing this document: This directive communicates wishes about medical treatment at a future time when the declarant is unable to make those wishes known because of illness or injury. I, the information supplied in the interview, recognize that the best health care is based upon a partnership of trust and communication with my physician. My physician and I will make health-care decisions together as long as I am of sound mind and able to make my wishes known. If there comes a time that I am unable to make medical decisions about myself because of illness or injury, I direct that the following treatment preferences be honored. If I have a terminal condition the information supplied in the interview If I have an irreversible condition the information supplied in the interview Additional requests: the information supplied in the interview After signing this directive, if my representative or I elect hospice care, I understand and agree that only those treatments needed to keep me comfortable would be provided and I would not be given available life-sustaining treatments. This directive becomes effective when I become unable to make decisions about my medical care, unless I have made a different lawful election. I understand that I may revoke this directive at any time as Texas law permits. Under the current Texas statutory form, this directive has no effect if the patient has been diagnosed as pregnant. Signed: Date: the information supplied in the interview City and State: The current Texas form permits the signature to be witnessed under statutory witness restrictions or acknowledged before a notary public. Out-of-Hospital DNR is a separate medical order and is not created by this document. Witness 1: Witness 2: OR Notary Public, State of Texas:
Separate Medical Order — Texas
In Texas, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here. Separate medical-order instrument: Texas Out-of-Hospital DNR. This Living Will is not represented as that clinician/EMS medical order.
Locke is a document-assistance platform, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Outputs require professional review; consult counsel of your choice.
Known coverage limit
County, municipal, court, and agency rules may still apply
Requirements may also depend on a Texas county, municipality, city ordinance, rent board, local court, recorder, clerk, licensing authority, zoning district, property location, or another local body. Collecting a county and address does not mean Locke has identified every applicable local rule.
Before purchase
Questions about this state-configured document
Does a Texas living will appoint a healthcare agent?
No. This Locke Direct product is treatment-wishes only. Agent appointment is a separate product.
Is the Texas living will a Texas Out-of-Hospital DNR?
In Texas, do not represent this Living Will as the separate clinician/EMS medical-order instrument identified here.
How do I sign a Texas living will?
Use current HHS form: two competent adult witnesses with Witness 1 restrictions OR statutory notary option where permitted by current law; preserve required wording.
How is the Living Will / Health Care Declaration configured for Texas?
After you select Texas, Locke asks for the county and address, when relevant, and applies the maintained Texas configuration for this document family to your answers.
Is this a guarantee that the Living Will / Health Care Declaration will be valid?
No. Locke assists with document generation and does not guarantee legal validity, enforceability, filing acceptance, or a particular outcome.
When is payment enabled?
You can preview first. Checkout is not enabled until you affirm the required acknowledgment that Locke Direct is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.