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§ 2555. Medical practitioners--Duties--Liability

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 52. Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act (Refs & Annos)
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 2555
§ 2555. Medical practitioners--Duties--Liability
Currentness
A. A medical practitioner, in discharging his duty to a disabled person whom he has undertaken to examine or treat, shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device or identification card of the type described in subsection B, Section 3 of this act,1 and examine them for emergency information.
B. A cause of action against a medical practitioner does not arise from his making a reasonable search of a disabled person to locate an identifying device or identification card, even though the person is not wearing an identifying device or carrying an identification card.

Credits

Laws 1975, c. 212, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1975.

Footnotes

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Title 63, § 2553.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 2555, OK ST T. 63 § 2555
Current with legislation of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) effective as of July 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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