Medically unnecessary chaperones; Board of Medicine to amend its regulations.
Summary
Board of Medicine; medically unnecessary chaperones. Directs the Board of Medicine to amend its regulations to requirethat patients be notified that they have the right to opt out of thepresence of a chaperone during medical examinations, provided thatthe chaperone is medically unnecessary. The bill also requires the regulations to include a provision permitting health care practitionersto refuse to perform medical services for a patient who refuses thepresence of a chaperone.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action Feb 6, 2020
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5
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Committee
2
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105621D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
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