Amendment requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of laws which allow health care providers who treat individuals involved in a vehicular accident to report the blood alcohol level to local law enforcement agencies if the individual's blood alcohol level exceeds the maximum level permitted under State law.

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Amendment Number
815
Description
Amendment requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of laws which allow health care providers who treat individuals involved in a vehicular accident to report the blood alcohol level to local law enforcement agencies if the individual's blood alcohol level exceeds the maximum level permitted under State law.
Purpose
An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to make States eligible for supplemental highway safety grants if they enact laws that permit health care providers to release to the police the blood alcohol levels of individuals who have been involved in motor vehicle accidents.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 20, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Furse amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
17:05:54
Submitted Date
Sep 20, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 815 — Informed