HOUSE BILL 1592 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Nixon |
EFFECTIVE: 9-1-03 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Janek |
House Bill 1592 amends the Occupations Code to make it a state jail felony for a licensed health professional to perform surgery on a patient while intoxicated and, due to that conduct, place the patient at a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm. The bill provides that it is an affirmative defense to prosecution if the surgery was performed in an emergency and defines "emergency."