§ 14-4. Hospitals to report to police upon receipt of certain patients.  


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  • It shall be the duty of every person operating or maintaining a hospital within the town or any person in charge of a hospital to report to the police department within one (1) hour after receiving at such hospital any patient suffering from injuries sustained in an accident or by assault or from self-inflicted wounds, giving in such report the name of the patient; his approximate age, sex and residence; the extent of injuries, as near as ascertainable; the person bringing such patient to the hospital; the name of the attending physician and any information which may be obtained as to the facts surrounding the injury to the patient.

(Code 1967, § 20-6)