Amendment104th Congress
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.
- 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