SUBCHAPTER B. EMERGENCY SERVICES

Sec. 311.021.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "emergency services" means services that are usually and customarily available at a hospital and that must be provided immediately to:
(1)  sustain a person's life; 
(2)  prevent serious permanent disfigurement or loss or impairment of the function of a body part or organ;  or
(3)  provide for the care of a woman in active labor or, if the hospital is not equipped for that service, to provide necessary treatment to allow the woman to travel to a more appropriate facility without undue risk of serious harm.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.