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| 1 | 1 | By: West S.B. No. 2004 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of | |
| 7 | 7 | the death certificate. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 193.005, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended to add Subsection (k) as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (k) Unless administered as authorized by law, if a | |
| 12 | 12 | toxicology examination reveals a detectable amount of any Penalty | |
| 13 | 13 | Group 1-B substance, the death certificate shall include in the | |
| 14 | 14 | cause of death the presence of such substance and the term 'Fentanyl | |
| 15 | 15 | Poisoning.' | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |