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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5441 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2021 Regular Session By Senate Health & Long Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Wellman, Cleveland, Das, and Lovelett) READ FIRST TIME 02/15/21.
S-0875.1 SENATE BILL 5441 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2021 Regular Session By Senators Wellman, Cleveland, Das, and Lovelett Read first time 02/09/21.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
1 ESSB 5441 (1) Beginning January 1, 2022, during the first consultation before breast implant surgery is performed, a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW or an osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW must provide the patient with the following information in writing or in an electronic format:
1 SB 5441 (1) Beginning January 1, 2022, before a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW or an osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW performs breast implant surgery, they must provide the patient with the following information in writing or in an electronic format:
(d) Information on any surgical mesh used during breast implant surgery including, but not limited to, mesh made of nondegradable synthetic materials, biodegradable synthetic materials, or animal or human derived tissues.
(d) Information on breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, including notice that breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma occurs more commonly in patients with textured breast implants than smooth implants, and deaths have occurred;
This information must include a warning that no surgical mesh has been approved by the food and drug administration for use with breast implants;
(e) Information on breast implant illness;
(e) Information on breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, including notice that breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma occurs more commonly in patients with textured breast implants than smooth implants, and deaths have occurred;
(f) Information on the systemic symptoms association with breast implants;
(f) Information on breast implant illness;
(g) Information on the national breast implant registry;
(g) Information on the systemic symptoms association with breast implants;
and (h) Information on how a patient can report adverse events associated with breast implants through the United States food and drug administration's medwatch program or any similar program.
(h) Information on the national breast implant registry;
and (i) Information on how a patient can report adverse events associated with breast implants through the United States food and drug administration's medwatch program or any similar program.
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(4) A violation of this section constitutes unprofessional conduct under this chapter.
2 ESSB 5441 (4) A violation of this section constitutes unprofessional conduct under this chapter.
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