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SB 17

  • Hawaii Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 18, 2023
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Relating To Medical Informed Consent.

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Bill Subjects

Hawaii Medical Board Medical Informed Consent Standards Timing

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 shall 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.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Karl Rhoads

  • Democratic
  • Senator
  • District 13
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Dec 11, 2023

Hawaii State Legislature

Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.

Jan 20, 2023

Senate

Referred to HHS, CPN.

  • Referral-Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection Health and Human Services

Jan 18, 2023

Senate

Introduced and passed First Reading.

Jan 12, 2023

Senate

Pending Introduction.

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