1.    A medical practitioner, in discharging the medical practitioner’s duty to a disabled person whom the medical practitioner has undertaken to examine or treat, shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device or identification card of the type described in subsection 2 of section 23-28-02 and examine them for emergency information.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23-28-04

  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    A claim for relief against a medical practitioner does not arise from the practitioner 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.

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