Texas Penal Code

§ 48.04 — PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE AND SALE OF ADULT STEM CELLS FOR CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS

PE § 48.04Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · Ch. 48. CONDUCT AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Adult stem cell" means an undifferentiated cell that is:

(A)found in differentiated tissue; and

(B)able to renew itself and differentiate to yield all or nearly all of the specialized cell types of the tissue from which the cell originated.

(2)"Investigational stem cell treatment" means an adult stem cell treatment that:

(A)is under investigation in a clinical trial and being administered to human participants in that trial; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 810), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017. Redesignated from Penal Code, Section 48.03 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(41), eff. September 1, 2019.