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MO HB1538

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/6/2010

Primary Sponsor

Gary Dusenberg

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds emergency medical technicians (EMTs) licensed under chapter 190 to the list of healthcare professionals who can report drivers with conditions that may impair safe driving to the Department of Revenue.

  • Permits EMTs to report patients diagnosed or assessed with disorders or conditions that may prevent safe motor vehicle operation, consistent with existing physician-patient privilege protections.

  • Allows EMTs to make such reports without requiring a physician-patient relationship to prevent reporting, matching provisions already available to other licensed healthcare professionals.

  • Maintains existing confidentiality protections, immunity from civil liability for good faith reports, and penalties for false or unauthorized disclosure of reports.

Legislative Description

Adds certain emergency medical technicians to the list of persons who can report anyone diagnosed or assessed with a condition that may prevent the safe operation of a motor vehicle

Last Action

Dropped from Calendar - Rule 44 (H)

5/4/2010

Committee Referrals

Rules3/17/2010
Public Safety2/23/2010

Full Bill Text

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