88R14198 MPF-D
By: Zwiener H.B. No. 4193
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to educational materials regarding fentanyl substance
abuse.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 461A, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 461A.060 to read as follows:
Sec. 461A.060. FENTANYL SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS. The department shall develop educational materials and
publish the materials on the department's Internet website to
educate parents and educators about:
(1) the dangers of consuming illegally manufactured
fentanyl;
(2) recognizing the symptoms of a person experiencing
an opioid overdose;
(3) administering an opioid antagonist, as defined by
Section 483.101, to a person experiencing an opioid overdose; and
(4) recognizing the signs of opioid dependency in an
adolescent.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall publish
the educational materials on the department's Internet website as
required by Section 461A.060, Health and Safety Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.