Definitions

Sec. 1003.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Investigational stem cell treatment" means an adult stem cell treatment that: (A) is under investigation in a clinical trial and being administered to human participants in that trial; and (B) has not yet been approved for general use by the United States Food and Drug Administration. (2) "Severe chronic disease" means a condition, injury, or illness that: (A) may be treated; (B) is never cured or eliminated; and (C) entails significant functional impairment or severe pain. (3) "Terminal illness" means an advanced stage of a disease with an unfavorable prognosis that, without life-sustaining procedures, will soon result in death or a state of permanent unconsciousness from which recovery is unlikely. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 810), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.