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:
(1) 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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 773.004. Vehicles and Personnel Excluded From Chapter
Section 773.006. Fund for Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Facilities, and Trauma Care Systems
Section 773.007. Supervision of Emergency Prehospital Care
Section 773.008. Consent for Emergency Care
Section 773.009. Limitation on Civil Liability
Section 773.011. Subscription Programs
Section 773.012. Advisory Council
Section 773.013. Peer Assistance Program
Section 773.014. Administration of Epinephrine by Emergency Medical Services Personnel
Section 773.0145. Possession and Administration of Epinephrine by Certain Entities
Section 773.015. Identification of Certain Patients Receiving Emergency Prehospital Care