Guest guest Posted January 22, 2000 Report Share Posted January 22, 2000 IT SEEMS AFTER REVIEWING THE ORIGINAL POST, THAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT WAS TO GIVE THE EMS SERVICE AUTHORITY TO TREAT THE CHILD IF NECESSARY. NOTHING ELSE SEEMS OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN DEALING WITH AN ABANDONED CHILD. THE POTENTIAL LEGAL PROBLEM (THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID) IS THAT THE PARENT IS NOT PRESENT TO GIVE PERMISSION TO TREAT AND THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TIME FOR CPS TO GET THERE BEFORE THE CHILD NEEDS CARE. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE INTENT WAS FOR EMS TO START BEING A MANAGING CONSERVATOR. AS SOON AS CPS SHOWS UP YOU HAND THEM OVER . . . AND THEY ARE PRETTY FAST WHEN THEY NEED TO BE. TECHNICALLY, THE PARENT IS STLL LIABLE FOR THE COSTS OF TREATMENT UNDER THE FAMILY CODE BUT AN EMERGENCY " ACCOUNT " I THINK CAN BE SET UP FOR THE CHILD WITH MEDICARE/MEDICAID THROUGH TDHS. MELODY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <CLIP> An emergency medical services provider who takes possession of a child under this section shall perform any act necessary to protect the physical health of safety of the child. No later than the close of the first business day after the date on which an emergency medical services provider takes possession of a child the provider shall notify the department of protective and regulatory services that the provider has taken possession of the child. The department (Regulatory services) shall assume the care, control, and custody of the child immediately on receipt of notice subsection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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