Responsabilidad de Productos Durante Emergencias Pandémicas

Sec. 148.002. PRODUCTS LIABILITY ACTIONS RELATED TO PANDEMIC EMERGENCY. (a) This section applies only to the following products: (1) clothing or equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards of a pandemic disease that cause injury or illness; (2) medical devices, equipment, and supplies used during a Statute text rendered on: 3/22/2024 - 705 - CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE pandemic emergency or to treat individuals infected or suspected to be infected with a pandemic disease, including devices, equipment, and supplies used or modified for an unapproved use to treat or prevent the spread of the disease or used outside of their normal use to treat or prevent the spread of the disease; (3) drugs, medicines, or vaccines used to treat or prevent the spread of a pandemic disease, including drugs, medicines, or vaccines prescribed, dispensed, or administered for an unapproved use in an attempt to treat or prevent the spread of the disease or used outside of their normal use in an attempt to treat or prevent the spread of the disease; (4) tests to diagnose or determine immunity to a pandemic disease; (5) commercial cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting supplies used to prevent the spread of a pandemic disease; or (6) any component of a product described by this subsection. (b) A person who designs, manufactures, sells, or donates a product described by Subsection (a) during a pandemic emergency is not liable for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by the product unl