California Health and Safety Code

§ 1259.3

HSC § 1259.3 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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.

(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.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 169, Sec. 1. (SB 864) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.