Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements.

Physicians; informed consent; disclosure ofcertain information prior to hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Requires physicians to obtain informed consent from a patient prior to performinga hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Prior to obtaining informed consent,physicians must inform the patient of the patient's freedom to withholdor withdraw consent, refer the patient to the Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation, and provide the patientwith anatomical diagrams relevant to the procedure. The bill allowsphysicians to forego obtaining informed consent when a hysterectomy or oophorectomy is performed in a life-threatening emergency situation.