Motor Vehicle Accidents Or Emergency Situations

TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 47 YELLOW DOT MOTOR VEHICLE MEDICAL INFORMATION ACT 39-4708. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS OR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. (1) If a driver or passenger of a motor vehicle becomes involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation and a yellow dot decal is affixed to the vehicle, an emergency medical responder or other responder at the scene is authorized to search the vehicle for a yellow dot folder or folders. (2)  An emergency medical responder or other responder may use the information contained in the yellow dot folder for the following purposes: (a)  To identify a participant in the yellow dot program; (b)  To ascertain whether the participant has a medical condition that may impede communication with the responder; (c)  To communicate with the participant’s emergency contacts about the location and general condition of the participant; and (d)  To consider the person’s current medications and preexisting medical conditions when emergency medical treatment is administered for any injury the participant suffers. (3)  If, during a traffic stop involving a motor vehicle with a yellow dot decal affixed to the vehicle, a law enforcement officer reasonably believes the driver or passenger has a medical condition that is affecting the officer’s encounter with the driver or a passenger, such law enforcement officer, upon receiving consent from the driver or passenger, is authorized to review any yellow dot folder or folders present in the vehicle.