(10)Requiring doctor or nurse to obtain specimen of blood for laboratory test#

A police officer may require a doctor or nurse who is attending a person who is at a hospital for treatment to obtain a specimen of the person’s blood for a laboratory test, if the person—

(a) is a person whom a police officer may require under subsection (2), (2AA), (2A) or (2AAA) to provide a specimen of breath for a breath test or a specimen of saliva for a saliva test; and
(b) is, or appears to be, unable to consent to the taking of the specimen of blood because the person is, or appears to be, unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate.