Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 148.002 — PRODUCTS LIABILITY ACTIONS RELATED TO PANDEMIC EMERGENCY

CP § 148.002Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 148. LIABILITY DURING PANDEMIC EMERGENCY

Statute text

(a)This section applies only to the following products:

(1)clothing or equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards of a pandemic disease that cause injury or illness;

(2)medical devices, equipment, and supplies used during a pandemic emergency or to treat individuals infected or suspected to be infected with a pandemic disease, including devices, equipment, and supplies used or modified for an unapproved use to treat or prevent the spread of the disease or used outside of their normal use to treat or prevent the spread of the disease;

(3)drugs, medicines, or vaccines used to treat or prevent the spread of a pandemic disease, including drugs, medicines, or vaccines prescribed, dispensed, or administered for an unapproved use in an attempt to treat or prevent the spread of the disease or used outside of their normal use in an attempt to treat or prevent the spread of the disease;

(4)tests to diagnose or determine immunity to a pandemic disease;

(5)commercial cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting supplies used to prevent the spread of a pandemic disease; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 6), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2021.