SB 203

  • Hawaii Senate Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 22, 2021
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Relating To Medical Informed Consent.

Abstract

Requires the Hawaii medical board to establish standards for health care providers to ensure that a patient's consent to treatment is an informed consent. Requires that informed consent for a proposed medical or surgical treatment or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure be obtained prior to the day of that treatment or procedure. Specifies that if the treatment or procedure is to occur on the same day it is scheduled, the informed consent shall be obtained at the time the decision is made to schedule that treatment or procedure.

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Dec 10, 2021

Hawaii State Legislature

Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.

Jan 29, 2021

Senate

Re-Referred to HTH, CPN.

Jan 25, 2021

Senate

Referred to HTH, JDC.

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Jan 22, 2021

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Introduced.

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