Texas HB2845 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify terms for death certificates involving controlled substance overdoses.

Texas HB2845 modifies the Health and Safety Code to require medical certification on a death certificate to include specific terms if a controlled substance overdose is determined to be the cause of death. If a toxicology examination reveals a lethal amount of a controlled substance and an autopsy confirms the overdose, the death certificate must include either "Fentanyl Poisoning" or "Fentanyl Toxicity" for substances in Penalty Group 1-B. For other controlled substances, it must include "Controlled Substance Overdose" and, if possible, the type of substance involved.

Texas HB2845 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify terms for death certificates involving controlled substance overdoses.

Texas HB2845 modifies the Health and Safety Code to require medical certification on a death certificate to include specific terms if a controlled substance overdose is determined to be the cause of death. If a toxicology examination reveals a lethal amount of a controlled substance and an autopsy confirms the overdose, the death certificate must include either "Fentanyl Poisoning" or "Fentanyl Toxicity" for substances in Penalty Group 1-B. For other controlled substances, it must include "Controlled Substance Overdose" and, if possible, the type of substance involved.