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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2264, as passed by the House, as 1 2 follows: 1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 4 clause and inserting the following: 1 5 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 146A.1 INFORMED CONSENT 1 6 MEDICAL PROCEDURES. 1 7 1. Written consent shall be obtained prior to the 1 8 performance of any medical or surgical procedure or 1 9 course of procedures related to patient care. 1 10 2. Written consent obtained in accordance with all 1 11 of the following creates a presumption that informed 1 12 consent has been obtained: 1 13 a. Information has been provided in general terms 1 14 describing the nature and purpose of the procedure or 1 15 procedures, together with the known risks, if any, of 1 16 death, brain damage, quadriplegia, paraplegia, the 1 17 loss or loss of function of any organ or limb, or 1 18 disfiguring scars associated with the procedure or 1 19 procedures, with the probability of each such risk, if 1 20 reasonably determinable. 1 21 b. The written consent acknowledges that the 1 22 information outlined in paragraph "a" has been 1 23 provided and that all questions asked by the patient 1 24 regarding the procedure or procedures have been 1 25 answered satisfactorily. 1 26 c. The written consent is signed by the patient 1 27 upon whom the procedure or procedures are to be 1 28 performed, or by the patient's legal representative." 1 29 #2. Title page, lines 1 and 2, by striking the 1 30 following: "to an abortion and providing a criminal 1 31 penalty, and providing an effective date". 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35 MARK SHEARER 1 36 HF 2264.207 79 1 37 pf/sh
Text: S05216 Text: S05218 Text: S05200 - S05299 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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