Bill Summaries: H745 MANDATE FENTANYL TESTING/HOSPITAL ER PATIENTS.

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  • Summary date: Apr 19 2023 - View 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.