HI HB271 | 2019 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Foward to future HB271

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-22 - Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
Pending: House Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires the Hawaii medical board to establish standards for health care providers to follow to ensure that a patient's consent to treatment is an informed consent. Requires that informed consent for a proposed medical or surgical treatment or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure be obtained prior to the day of that treatment or procedure. Specifies that if the treatment or procedure is to occur on the same day it is scheduled, the informed consent shall be obtained at the time the decision is made to schedule that treatment or procedure.

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Title

Relating To Medical Informed Consent.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-22HouseReferred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
2019-01-22HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2019-01-18HousePending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

HB271 (Carry Over) 2019-01-22 - Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
SB101 (Same As) 2019-01-29 - The committee(s) on CPH deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 01-31-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.

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