California Health and Safety Code 1259.3 – (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Tyler’s …
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(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Tyler’s Law.
(b) If a person is treated at a general acute care hospital and the hospital conducts a urine drug screening to assist in diagnosing the patient’s condition, the hospital shall include testing for fentanyl in the urine drug screening.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1259.3
- general acute care hospital: includes a "rural general acute care hospital. See California Health and Safety Code 1250
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
(c) As used in this section, “urine drug screening” means a chemical analysis intended to test patients for the presence of multiple drugs, including cocaine, opioids, and phencyclidine.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 169, Sec. 1. (SB 864) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)