Texas Health and Safety Code

Sec. § 773.015
Identification of Certain Patients Receiving Emergency Prehospital Care

Emergency medical services personnel or emergency room medical or admissions personnel may take the thumbprint of a person who receives emergency prehospital care if the person:

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does not possess personal identification at the time the care is administered;

(2)

is unconscious;

(3)

is transported across the Texas-Mexico border by ambulance or helicopter while receiving emergency prehospital care; and

(4)

is delivered to a hospital that has digital fingerprinting capabilities.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 517 (H.B. 805), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

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Sec. § 773.015
Identification of Certain Patients Receiving Emergency Prehospital Care