By: West S.B. No. 2004
 
 
 
   
 
 
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.