Delaware House Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-27 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Pending: House Health & Human Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill prohibits persons from performing an obstetrical ultrasound procedure unless such procedure is for a medical or diagnostic purpose. The FDA has raised concerns about the use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment for keepsake videos and views such use as an unapproved use of a medical devise. Ultrasound should be used prudently to promote the health of patients. This bill is modeled after similar laws enacted or pending in Connecticut, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Arizona. The Medical Society of Delaware supports this bill.

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Obstetric Ultrasound Procedures.

Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. William Carson [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-27	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/c0145a130b0d2edd85257f0f005b2e9d?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+259/$file/legis.html?open