Acceso de la policía a informes de alcohol en hospitales

Explicación Simple

Si un policía cree que alguien ha manejado borracho, puede pedir al hospital un informe sobre su alcohol en la sangre. El hospital debe dar esa información si el director da permiso.

Es como cuando un maestro necesita saber si un estudiante está en problemas y le pide a la enfermera de la escuela que le hable sobre su estado de salud.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tuvo un accidente de coche y la policía sospecha que estaba ebrio. El oficial de policía le pide al director del departamento de emergencias del hospital que le dé el informe de alcohol en sangre de Juan, y el director lo permite porque no interfiere con la atención médica.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

28-1390. Emergency personnel; law enforcement A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a law enforcement officer reasonably believes that a person may have violated section 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383, the law enforcement officer may request emergency department personnel of a health care institution as defined in section 36-401 to provide to the law enforcement officer a copy of any written or electronic report of the person’s blood alcohol concentration. B. Before requesting the information required by subsection A of this section, a law enforcement officer shall obtain permission from the emergency department director or the director’s designee to speak with the personnel.  The permission shall not be refused, but may be delayed if, in the opinion of the emergency department director or the director’s designee, taking the personnel away from patient care duties could cause patient harm. C. If a law enforcement officer makes a request of emergency department personnel pursuant to subsection A of this section, the personnel shall comply with the request.  Emergency department personnel are not required to determine whether a law enforcement officer has a reasonable belief that a person may have violated section 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383 when complying with the request in subsection A of this section. D. Emergency department personnel do not incur any civil liability as a result of complying with this section unless the personnel, while performing the activity, act with gross negligence.