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 19, 2025

Last action: February 27, 2025

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This bill would require health care providers to get a patient's informed consent before performing pelvic, rectal, or prostate examinations. Providers who perform these examinations without consent could face discipline from their professional licensing board. Exceptions would apply in certain situations, such as when a court order is in place. Who it may affect: patients receiving medical care, and health care providers who perform these types of examinations.

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