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The Ministry explained how a police officer may legally collect the fingerprint of an unconscious patient whose identity is otherwise unknown to health care providers.
On January 15, the Ministry of Justice issued a letter (source document in Chinese)
defining situations under Paragraph 1 of Article 15 of the Personal
Information Act in which a government agency may collect an
individual's personal information without consent. The Ministry
explained how a police officer may legally collect the fingerprint
of an unconscious patient whose identity is otherwise unknown to
health care providers.
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