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CS/SB 1470: Informed Consent

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Book

Informed Consent; Requiring health care practitioners to obtain written informed consent from the patient or the patient’s legal representative in order to perform examinations on or provide medical care or treatment to the patient, with exceptions; requiring the attending health care practitioner to inform the patient of specified information and to document specified information in the patient’s medical record under certain circumstances; providing for disciplinary action against attending health care practitioners or supervising medical educators who fail to comply with certain provisions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 698 (Ch. 2020-31)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 108
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 108
    2/13/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/18/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/18/2020 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 346
    2/20/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/21/2020 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    2/26/2020 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 352
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 698 (Ch. 2020-31)

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  • CS/SB 1470, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2020 at 2:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1289 (c1) Informed Consent for Pelvic Examinations Health Quality Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 698 (Ch. 2020-31) Track This Bill
    S 698 (er) Reproductive Health Book Compare Last Action: 6/19/2020 Chapter No. 2020-31 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.51 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1470, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2020 at 4:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2020 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1289 (c1) Informed Consent for Pelvic Examinations Health Quality Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 698 (Ch. 2020-31) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    544728 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Book)     		2/17/2020
    9:58 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/18/2020 10:00 AM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.51 Page 1 (pdf)

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