Bill Summary for H 745 (2023-2024)
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Summary date:
Apr 19 2023
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AN ACT REQUIRING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS OF GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS TO TEST FOR FENTANYL WHENEVER A URINE SAMPLE IS COLLECTED FROM A PATIENT TO PERFORM A CHEMICAL ANALYSIS INTENDED TO ASSIST IN DIAGNOSING THE PATIENT'S CONDITION.Intro. by Morey, Sasser, Cunningham, Potts.
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Bill summary
Adds new Part 3A, in Article 5 of GS Chapter 131E, consisting of new GS 131E-89 which provides as follows. Requires a hospital, when an emergency room of a general acute care hospital collects a patient's urine sample to perform a chemical analysis to assist in making a diagnosis, to test the sample for fentanyl. Effective October 1, 2023, and expires October 1, 2028.