Indiana House Bill 1069 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - Representative Frye added as coauthor
Pending: House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Yellow dot emergency medical information program. Establishes the yellow dot emergency medical information program (program). Specifies that the purpose of the program is to provide certain medical information to emergency medical services providers (providers). Provides that participation in the program is voluntary, and allows program participants to end participation in the program at any time. Requires motorists participating in the program to affix a yellow dot decal to the lower right interior corner of a participating automobile's driver side window. Requires a: (1) yellow dot program envelope (envelope); and (2) yellow dot information card (card); to be stored in the glove compartment of a participating automobile. Requires a provider to search the glove compartment of an automobile displaying a yellow dot decal. Provides that a provider may not: (1) search for contraband; or (2) search any location other than the glove compartment of a participating automobile; when searching for an envelope or card. Provides that contraband found during a provider's authorized search of a participating automobile's glove compartment may be: (1) reported to a law enforcement officer; or (2) confiscated by a law enforcement officer; if the provider was not acting under the direction of the law enforcement officer at the time of the search, or a law enforcement officer was not conducting a criminal investigation at the time of the search. Specifies that information contained on a card may be used to do any of the following: (1) Positively identify program participants. (2) Evaluate program participants for medical conditions that may impede or prevent communication with a provider. (3) Attempt contact with a program participant's emergency contact persons. (4) Evaluate a program participant's current medication, preexisting medical conditions, and recent surgeries when administering emergency medical treatment. (5) Share the information displayed on a card with another provider for the purpose of ensuring proper medical treatment. Provides that: (1) the bureau of motor vehicles; and (2) providers; are not liable for damages, including punitive damages, caused by any act, error, or omission related to the information displayed on a card or related to the storage of a card. Provides that a provider is not liable for any damages, including punitive damages, related to a provider's inability to establish contact with a program participant's emergency contact persons.

Yellow dot emergency medical information program. Establishes the yellow dot emergency medical information program (program). Specifies that the purpose of the program is to provide certain medical information to emergency medical services providers (providers). Provides that participation in the program is voluntary, and allows program participants to end participation in the program at any time. Requires motorists participating in the program to affix a yellow dot decal to the lower right interior corner of a participating automobile's driver side window. Requires a: (1) yellow dot program envelope (envelope); and (2) yellow dot information card (card); to be stored in the glove compartment of a participating automobile. Requires a provider to search the glove compartment of an automobile displaying a yellow dot decal. Provides that a provider may not: (1) search for contraband; or (2) search any location other than the glove compartment of a participating automobile; when searching for an envelope or card. Provides that contraband found during a provider's authorized search of a participating automobile's glove compartment may be: (1) reported to a law enforcement officer; or (2) confiscated by a law enforcement officer; if the provider was not acting under the direction of the law enforcement officer at the time of the search, or a law enforcement officer was not conducting a criminal investigation at the time of the search. Specifies that information contained on a card may be used to do any of the following: (1) Positively identify program participants. (2) Evaluate program participants for medical conditions that may impede or prevent communication with a provider. (3) Attempt contact with a program participant's emergency contact persons. (4) Evaluate a program participant's current medication, preexisting medical conditions, and recent surgeries when administering emergency medical treatment. (5) Share the information displayed on a card with another provider for the purpose of ensuring proper medical treatment. Provides that: (1) the bureau of motor vehicles; and (2) providers; are not liable for damages, including punitive damages, caused by any act, error, or omission related to the information displayed on a card or related to the storage of a card. Provides that a provider is not liable for any damages, including punitive damages, related to a provider's inability to establish contact with a program participant's emergency contact persons.

Rep. Ethan Manning [R]

Rep. Jim Pressel [R]

Rep. Chuck Goodrich [R]

Rep. Randall Frye [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-16	House	Representative Frye added as coauthor
2019-01-14	House	Representative Goodrich added as coauthor
2019-01-07	House	Representative Pressel added as coauthor
2019-01-03	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2019-01-03	House	Authored by Representative Manning

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1069/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/4/4/3/944301a5/HB1069.01.INTR.pdf