Section 45D
Protection of hospital patient
A person who is at a hospital as a patient shall not be required to provide a specimen for a breath test or to provide a specimen of blood or urine for a laboratory test unless the registered medical practitioner in immediate charge of his case authorizes it and the specimen is to be provided at the hospital.
(2)
The registered medical practitioner referred to in subsection (1)
shall not authorize a specimen to be taken where it would be prejudicial to the proper care and treatment of the patient.
*NOTE―Previously “a fine of not less than one thousand ringgit and not more than six thousand ringgit and shall also be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, a fine of not less than two thousand ringgit and not more than ten thousand ringgit and shall also be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years”–see subsection 10(b) of Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2020 [Act A1618].
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