The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
Mills (SB 185)
Present law provides in the case of an emergency certificate issued pursuant to an examination
conducted by telemedicine pursuant to present law, a copy transmitted by facsimile or other
electronic device shall be sufficient authority for the peace officer or ambulance worker to
transport the patient to a treatment facility and for the director to accept such patient.
Proposed law amends present law to provide in the case of an emergency certificate issued
pursuant to an examination conducted by telemedicine pursuant to present law, or where the
sending facility fails to provide the original to the transporting agency, a copy transmitted by
facsimile or other electronic device shall be sufficient authority for the peace officer or
ambulance worker to transport the patient to a treatment facility and for the director to accept
such patient.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 28:53(F))