Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Thanks for confirming that the information provided by DHS/TSA on the TSA web pages is incorrect. I'll be sure to reference your comments with my next letter to my congress-critters.
Your first post only mentioned prescription medicines. No mention of over the counter items which I believe are permitted after screening.
Secondly, I don't think any TSA employee working a checkpoint is properly prepared to know how much of any one medical item may be needed for any given person. I would hope that you and TSA understands that a person has to plan for delays that might require a person to have in their possession more of some items than may seem normal.
Are you willing to be sued for practicing medicine?
That apparently is what is going to be required to get TSA out of the medical profession.
Feel free to cite anything I write on this board in your letter to congress.
I have no agenda on this issue and would be happy to follow policy that said anything that a passenger says is for medical reasons is exempted. Unfortunately that is not the guidance they have given us. I follow procedure and practices given to us. My personal pet peeve is that the organization often gives out misleading info to the public. I wish they would stop.
Also feel free to sue me. I am following agency directions, and the specific instruction of my supervisors. I also have professional liability insurance, so my legal bills will be paid. I also don't have deep pockets so I am not an attractive target for lawyers. The first thing any lawyer you contact will tell you is that you want to focus the lawsuit on the TSA rather than me simply because I have very little resources.
Anyone sueing me has an obligation to mitigate damages. If the denial of medication could result in catastrophic damages to a person, the person cannot allow those damages to occur and get an automatic judgement. They need to take some action to prevent the damages, and then theoretically can sue for the cost of the effort to mitigate the damages. This substantially reduces the potential damages. The legal fees will be larger than any damages which will drive away lawyers.
I guess you could pull me before some type of medical review board for practicing medicine. After they laugh at you, the issue will be dismissed.
castro