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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 173.001

DEFINITIONS

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff

In this chapter:

(1) "Authorized facility" means:

(A) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241;

(B) a hospital maintained or operated by this state or an agency of this state;

(C) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243; or

(D) a birthing center licensed under Chapter 244.

(2) "Human fetal tissue" means any gestational human organ, cell, or tissue from an unborn child. The term does not include:

(A) supporting cells or tissue derived from a pregnancy or associated maternal tissue that is not part of the unborn child; or

(B) the umbilical cord or placenta, provided that the umbilical cord or placenta is not derived from an elective abortion.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.