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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 635

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Relating to: requiring hospitals to have a policy requiring written and verbal informed consent before a medical student may perform a pelvic exam on a patient who is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious.

Hospitals and health care facilities Hotline Medical education Women

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires hospitals to have and enforce a policy requiring written and

verbal informed consent to be obtained before a medical student may perform a pelvic

examination on a patient who is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious.

Under the bill, every hospital must also inform medical students and the physicians

supervising these individuals of the informed consent policy and shall take

appropriate action to discipline any individual who violates the policy or instructs

a medical student to conduct an examination in violation of the policy.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Schachtner (D)

24 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Emerson (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kerkman (R) , Larson (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, L. Taylor and Schachtner; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, C. Taylor, Sargent, Shankland, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Brostoff, Considine, Dittrich, Emerson, Horlacher, Kerkman, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Wichgers

  2. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Edming added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1