Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements.
Summary
Physicians; informed consent; disclosure of certain information prior to hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Requires physicians to obtain informed consent from a patient prior to performing a hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Prior to obtaining informed consent, physicians must inform the patient of the patient's freedom to withhold or withdraw consent, refer the patient to the Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation, and provide the patient with anatomical diagrams relevant to the procedure. The bill allows physicians to forgo obtaining informed consent when a hysterectomy or oophorectomy is performed in a life-threatening emergency situation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2024
How they voted
49–49
Passed
Total votes 98
Jan 30, 2024
D
Democratic49
100% Yea
R
Republican49
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (49-49)
house of delegates
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 4, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
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