Texas Health and Safety Code 773.015 – Identification of Certain Patients Receiving Emergency Prehospital Care
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 773.015
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
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.