AN ACT relating to informed consent for medical examinations.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; prohibit a health care provider from performing a pelvic, rectal, or prostate examination without the informed consent of the patient or the person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient; provide for certain exceptions including a court order; require violators to be subject to discipline by the appropriate professional licensing board or accrediting agency.

Introduced: February 3, 2026

Last action: February 10, 2026

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This bill would require doctors and other health care providers to get a patient's clear permission before performing pelvic, rectal, or prostate examinations. Without that consent, a provider could face disciplinary action from their professional licensing board. Certain exceptions, such as a court order, would apply. Who it may affect: patients receiving medical care and the health care providers who perform these examinations.

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