Title 25, Chapter 2, Section 32.1
( 25-2-32.1)
Every case of a burn injury or wound where the victim sustained
second-degree or third-degree burns to 5 percent or more of the body
or any burns to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due
to the inhalation of superheated air, and every case of a burn
injury or wound which is likely to or may result in death, shall be
reported at once to the Safety Fire Division of the office of the
Commissioner of Insurance. The Safety Fire Division shall accept
the report and notify the proper investigatory agency as may be
appropriate. A written report shall be provided to the Safety Fire
Division within 72 hours. The report shall be made by the physician
attending or treating the case or by the manager, superintendent, or
other person in charge whenever such case is treated in a hospital
sanitarium, institution, or other medical facility. |