SPONSOR: Dogan
This bill prohibits a health care provider from knowingly performing a pelvic examination on a woman who is anesthetized or unconscious in a health care facility, unless the woman has given specific informed consent to the examination, the examination is necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes, or a court orders the examination for the collection of evidence. A person who violates this Section is subject to discipline from any licensing board that licenses the health care provider.
This bill is similar to HB 486 (2019).
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