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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 161.044 — CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OVERDOSE INFORMATION REPOSITORY

HS § 161.044Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. E. REPORTS OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OVERDOSES

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(a)The department shall maintain a central repository for the collection and analysis of information relating to incidents of a controlled substance overdose for which a physician or other person is required to report to the department under Section 161.042. The department may not include in the repository any information the physician or other person is precluded from reporting under that section.
(b)The department shall release statistical information contained in the central repository on the request of a medical professional or representative of a law enforcement agency.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 161.044 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.