Louisiana § RS 40:1300.35 - Duty of medical practitioners
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:1300.35 — Duty of medical practitioners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:1300.35. Duty of medical practitioners
A. Any 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, and, if the identifying device is found, may make a reasonable search for an identification card of the type described in Section 1300.33(B).
B. There shall be no cause of action against a medical practitioner for making a reasonable search of a disabled person to locate an identifying device, and if the identifying device is found, for making a reasonable search for an identification card of the type described in Section 1300.33(B).
Added by Acts 1978, No. 399, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.75 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:1300.35 ("Duty of medical practitioners") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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