Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 331 — Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements.

Last action — Left in Health and Human Services

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Department of Health Professions; informed consent requirements for hysterectomies and oophorectomies; review; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to review and make recommendations regarding informed consent requirements for hysterectomies and oophorectomies. The bill directs the Department of Health Professions to report its findings and recommendations to the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 35 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to SB 331 shift the focus from creating specific informed consent requirements for hysterectomies and oophorectomies to a broader review process. Instead of detailing prescribed informational materials and stipulations, the amended bill now tasks the Virginia General Assembly with evaluating existing consent practices and determining if new regulations are necessary by November 1, 2024. This change matters because it allows for a comprehensive assessment of how information about these procedures is currently communicated to patients, potentially leading to improved patient care and rights.

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SESSION INTRODUCED 24101973D I Offered January 10, 2024 N Prefiled January 9, 2024 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2971.2, relating to T physicians;
SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 24105631D SENATE BILL NO.
informed consent;
331 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the on February 1, 2024)Education and Health (Patron Prior to Substitute––Senator Stuart) A Binformed consent requirements for hysterectomies and oophorectomies.e recommendations regarding Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
disclosure of certain information prior to hysterectomy or R oophorectomy.
review the informed consent requirements surrounding a physician who recommends or performs adicine, hysterectomy or an oophorectomy and determine if any regulations are needed regarding the educational information that is provided to a patient, as part of the informed consent process, in and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and theSings Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024.
O –––––––––– Patron––Stuart D Referred to Committee on Education and Health U –––––––––– Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E N A T E S U B S T :
C 1.
I T / U T E B 1
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2971.2 as follows:
E § 54.1-2971.2.
Informed consent for hysterectomy and oophorectomy procedures.
A.
Except as provided in subsection C, before a physician performs a hysterectomy or an D informed consent procedure must ensure that, at least two weeks before the patient signs the consent form, the patient is provided with:
1.
Notice that the patient is free to withhold or withdraw consent to the procedure at any time before the hysterectomy or oophorectomy without affecting the patient's right to future care or treatment and without loss or withdrawal of any state or federally funded program benefits to which the patient might be otherwise entitled.
HERS website.l to the Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation and theB 3.
A color copy of the following diagrams:
3 a.
The female pelvic organs.
1 b.
Supporting structures of the female pelvic organs.
c.
Nerve supply to the uterus and ovaries.
d.
Arteries and veins that provide blood supply to the female pelvic organs.
indicating that the patient read and understood the information provided under subsection A and thatd the patient's attending physician and surgeon, or the attending physician's and surgeon's designee or designees, discussed this information with the patient.
The statement must indicate that the patient's attending physician or the physician's designee advised the patient that the hysterectomy or oophorectomy will render the patient permanently sterile and incapable of having children.
35 C.
The informed consent procedure under this section shall not be required when the hysterectomy or 37 determines prior written informed consent is not possible.situation in which the attending physician 1
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Action History

  1. Left in Health and Human Services

  2. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Referred from Rules

  4. Referred to Committee on Rules

  5. Read first time

  6. Placed on Calendar

  7. Impact statement from DPB (SB331S1)

  8. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

  9. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB331S1

  10. Committee substitute agreed to 24105631D-S1

  11. Reading of substitute waived

  12. Read second time

  13. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  14. Committee substitute printed 24105631D-S1

  15. Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  16. Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  17. Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions

  18. Impact statement from DPB (SB331)

  19. Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

  20. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  21. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101973D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Not Voting
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38002
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Not Voting
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Not Voting
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 331 do?
Department of Health Professions; informed consent requirements for hysterectomies and oophorectomies; review; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to review and make recommendations regarding informed consent requirements for hysterectomies and oophorectomies. The bill directs the Department of Health Professions to report its findings and recommendations to the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024.
Who sponsors SB 331?
SB 331 is sponsored by Richard H. Stuart.
What is the current status of SB 331?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 331?
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