28-1390. Emergency personnel; law enforcement A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a law enforcement officer reasonably believes that a person may have violated section 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383, the law enforcement officer may request emergency department personnel of a health care institution as defined in section 36-401 to provide to the law enforcement officer a copy of any written or electronic report of the person s blood alcohol concentration. B. Before requesting the information required by subsection A of this section, a law enforcement officer shall obtain permission from the emergency department director or the director s designee to speak with the personnel. The permission shall not be refused, but may be delayed if, in the opinion of the emergency department director or the director s designee, taking the personnel away from patient care duties could cause patient harm. C. If a law enforcement officer makes a request of emergency department personnel pursuant to subsection A of this section, the personnel shall comply with the request. Emergency department personnel are not required to determine whether a law enforcement officer has a reasonable belief that a person on A of this section, the personnel shall comply with the request. Emergency department personnel are not required to determine whether a law enforcement officer has a reasonable belief that a person may have violated section 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383 when complying with the request in subsection A of this section. D. Emergency department personnel do not incur any civil liability as a result of complying with this section unless the personnel, while performing the activity, act with gross negligence.
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