Texas Statutes

§ 773.015 — IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PATIENTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY PREHOSPITAL CARE.

Texas § 773.015
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 773.015 (2026).

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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.

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Legislative History

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

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