Minnesota § 145.854 - DUTY OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 145.854 — DUTY OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 145.854. DUTY OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
Subdivision 1.Search.
A medical practitioner, in discharging a duty to a disabled person whom the practitioner has undertaken to examine or treat, shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device or identification card of the type described in section 145.852, subdivision 2 and examine them for emergency information.
Subd. 2.Actions.
A cause of action against a medical practitioner does not arise from the practitioner's 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.
History:
1973 c 428 s 4; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 145.854 ("DUTY OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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