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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 351
BY SENATORS THOMPSON AND DORSEY-COLOMB
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:403.4(B), (C)(1), and (D)(2), relative to offenses affecting2
law enforcement; to provide relative to reports of burn injuries to the office of state3
fire marshal; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:403.4(B), (C)(1), and (D)(2) are hereby amended and reenacted6
to read as follows: 7
ยง403.4. Burn injuries and wounds; reports; registry; immunity; penalties 8
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B. In every Every case of a burn injury or wound in which the victim10
sustains second or third degree burns to five percent or more of the body or any11
burns to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-12
heated air, and every case of a burn injury or wound which that is likely to or may13
result in death shall be reported to the office of state fire marshal, code enforcement14
and building safety, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "office". That The15
office shall then immediately may notify the appropriate local or state investigatory16
agency or law enforcement agency of the receipt of such report and its contents.17
C.(1) An oral A report shall be made within twenty-four two hours of the18
initial examination or treatment of the victim. The report shall be made by the19
physician attending or treating the case, or by the manager, superintendent, director,20
or other person in charge whenever such case is treated in a hospital, burn center,21
sanitarium, or other medical facility. The report may be recorded electronically or22
in any other suitable manner, by the office of state fire marshal , code enforcement23
and building safety.24
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(2) The office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety,3
may adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions4
of this Section. Specifically such rules shall provide for cooperation with local5
investigatory and law enforcement agencies and may also authorize law enforcement6
personnel and the state fire marshal to review those medical records of reported7
victims which that relate to the burn without the consent of the victim.8
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: