| 1 | 1 | | 88R21367 CJD-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lujan, Guillen, Klick, Goldman, et al. H.B. No. 3192 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of |
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| 8 | 8 | | the death certificate. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 193.005, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (e-1) The medical certification on a death certificate must |
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| 13 | 13 | | include the term "Fentanyl Poisoning" if: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) a toxicology examination reveals a controlled |
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| 15 | 15 | | substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B present in the body of the |
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| 16 | 16 | | decedent in an amount or concentration that is considered to be |
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| 17 | 17 | | lethal by generally accepted scientific standards; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) the results of an autopsy performed on the |
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| 19 | 19 | | decedent are consistent with an opioid overdose as the cause of |
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| 20 | 20 | | death. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 22 | 22 | | to a death that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act, or |
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| 23 | 23 | | a death that occurs before that date but is discovered on or after |
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| 24 | 24 | | the effective date of this Act. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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