Minnesota  |  DUI Law

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1/07/11, 4:38 am

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does the dr.-patient confidentiality or possibly HIPPA extend to medical first responders, i.e. paramedics, emt, etc? Case: person rolls atv & is injured; has been drinking and tells emt personal such in order to receive proper med treatment. Emt later related this info to police. Police do not observe driving behavior and based on EMT's statement arrest subj for DUI.


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