Tex. Health & Safety Code § 311.021

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 311.021 - Definition

In this subchapter, "emergency services" means services that are usually and customarily available at a hospital and that must be provided immediately to:

(1) sustain a person's life;

(2) prevent serious permanent disfigurement or loss or impairment of the function of a body part or organ; or

(3) provide for the care of a woman in active labor or, if the hospital is not equipped for that service, to provide necessary treatment to allow the woman to travel to a more appropriate facility without undue risk of serious harm.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.021

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.