By: Lujan H.B. No. 3192
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of
the death certificate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 193.005, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to add Subsection (k) as follows:
(k) Unless administered as authorized by law, if a
toxicology examination reveals a detectable amount of any Penalty
Group 1-B substance, the death certificate shall include in the
cause of death the presence of such substance and the term 'Fentanyl
Poisoning.'
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.