Section 311.021. Definition

TX Health & Safety Code § 311.021 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 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.

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